US AHA cholesterol guidelines out of line […]
Category: Archive
Primary care corner with Dr. Geoff Modest: Buprenorphine saves lives but some risks?
Buprenorphine in the new york times […]
Primary care corner with Dr. Geoff Modest: Sodium?
Sodium: how important is it to limit? How much? […]
Primary care corner with Dr. Geoff Modest: Obesity and lifestyle AHA guidelines
AHA obesity and lifestyle guidelines […]
Primary Care Corner with Dr. Geoffrey Modest: Sleep therapy for depression?
front page article in NY Times Nov 19 on sleep therapy for depression (see http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/health/treating-insomnia-to-heal-depression.html?hpw&rref=health&_r=0 ). they point to a small study finding that aggressive sleep therapy in addition to meds for depression led to much higher response rates. brings up a few issues from my experience: –sleep disorders are remarkably common in depression (well-known) –sleep deprivation […]
Primary Care Corner with Dr. Geoffrey Modest: Renal artery stenosis–why bother identifying??
Why bother identifying renal artery stenosis? […]
Primary Care Corner with Dr. Geoffrey Modest: Cardiac screening pre-sports
Cardiac screening pre-sports and abnormal ECGs […]
Primary Care Corner with Dr. Geoffrey Modest: A new reference for life expectancy
Source for life expectancy […]
Primary Care Corner with Dr. Geoffrey Modest: The Health Care Paradox
The Health Care Paradox […]
Primary Care Corner with Geoffrey Modest MD: Chronic pain/opioid guidelines
How to manage chronic pain with opioids […]