i posted this in december, but wanted to update the 3rd item below by H Gilbert Welch (the NY times editorial) by giving the formal article/citation which appeared in Dec 30th issue of JAMA Internal Medicine (see doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13635) , with a presentation/quantification of the benefits (avoiding advanced breast cancer and cancer deaths) and the harms (false […]
Primary Care Corner with Dr. Geoffrey Modest: Devices less regulated/proven than Medications
these 2 headlines came across my desk. related?? turns out that medical devices much less regulated than drugs. Geoff Big Changes to Heart Devices OK’d Without New Data Many of the high-risk implantable cardiac devices in use today were approved through a supplement pathway that does not require new clinical data on the […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: more vitamin d studies, including multiple sclerosis and dosing in infants
more vitamin d studies, including multiple sclerosis and dosing in infants […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: type 2 diabetes breakthrough?
Adiponectin–T2 diabetes breakthrough? […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: varenicline, combo Rx and use in mental illness
varenicline, combo Rx and use in mental illness for smoking cessation […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: COPD patients at risk post MI–don’t withhold the beta blocker, but be careful
COPD patients at risk post MI–don’t withhold the beta blocker, but be careful […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Mediterranean diet and CAD primary prevention
PREDIMED study […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: The many functions of albumin in cirrhosis
Albumin: more than just a volume expander […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Mediterranean diet for diabetes prevention
benefit from a diet based on lots of fruits/veges/low animal fats with additional EVOO […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: New 1st line antiretroviral recs
new HIV medication recs […]