Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
11/17/2023
In this video, Brett Snodgrass, a nurse practitioner, provides the take-home messages from her session "Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series....
11/17/2023
Conference Coverage
Conference Coverage
05/11/2023
In this video, Brett Snodgrass, a nurse practitioner, provides a preview of her session "Digging Deeper: Substance Use Disorder” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series on May 26. Ms...
05/11/2023
opioids
opioids
06/13/2022
A recent study led by Kerry Flannagan, PhD, examined how opioid use may result in pregnancy loss and lower changes of conception. Dr Flannagan answered our questions about her team’s study.
06/13/2022
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
01/05/2022
In this article, Scott T. Vergano, MD, writes about 5 top papers about the trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, the effects of cannabis use in pregnancy, electronic health records,...
01/05/2022
Public Health
Public Health
05/23/2019
Ronald Martin, from the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition, outlines the challenges associated with implementing a harm reduction model to combat the opioid crisis, as well as ways to overcome these...
05/23/2019
Nutrition
Nutrition
05/16/2019
Eileen O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP, discusses the management of emotional eating and food addiction, the hunger scale, and the role of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating these conditions.
05/16/2019
Pain Management
Pain Management
06/24/2017
Wendy C. King, epidemiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, talks about her latest study about pain management with opioids after bariatric surgery.
06/24/2017
Addiction
Addiction
05/28/2014

Sarah Knapp; Lauren W. M. Swager, MD; and Linda S. Nield, MD

Sarah Knapp; Lauren W. M. Swager, MD;...
My teenaged son plays video games at least 3 hours per day, and he gets so angry when I ask him to stop playing. Is it possible that he is addicted to video games? If so, how can I help him?
05/28/2014
Top Papers of the Month
Top Papers of the Month
05/05/2014

Gregory W. Rutecki, MD

Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
As primary care professionals, it is high time to frame and discuss the critical tension of prescribing painkillers further.
05/05/2014
Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary
09/15/2010

Aaron S. Geller, MD

Aaron S. Geller, MD
Once patients experience euphoria, they seek escalating opioid doses to avoid dysphoria.
09/15/2010