Vol. 14 No. 6 (2022): November/December 2022

At my workplace, we talk a lot about our hometown heroes—the physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals who go above and beyond every day. How do we find joy in the ever-changing medical environment as we see new diseases, illnesses, environmental health concerns, and issues that affect ou...

Being a member means being part of something. It means belonging. It means identifying with people who have similar ideas, concerns, passions, and desires, and even though you may use a different approach to achieve the same result, you are willing to work collaboratively with others who see the i...

Diabetes affects more than 37 million Americans. More than one-third of American adults (96 million) have prediabetes, so it is anticipated that the prevalence of diabetes will continue to climb in the generation to come. There have been major advances in the options for home glucose mon...

Patients with asthma who have COVID-19 typically present with rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, cough, and shortness of breath and rarely with wheezing. Family physicians should consider a patient’s asthma subtype, pertinent medical history, and medications. Maintenance medications, including in...

Myocarditis has been increasingly recognized as a rare complication of COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations, especially in young adolescent males. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the incidence of myocarditis in males 16–29 years of age is approximately 10.7 cases pe...

Polypharmacy is the regular use of multiple medications and is often seen in older adults and individuals with multiple comorbidities. The commonly accepted definition of polypharmacy is the use of five or more medications by any individual. As patients become more multimorbid, the use o...

A 21-year-old G0P0 female with a past medical history of GERD and headaches presented to her primary care physician for abdominal distension and growth for the past 10 months. She developed an uncomfortable tightness in her abdomen, with evident suprapubic tenderness and progression of pain into ...

WHAT IS CERVICAL CANCER? Cancer can develop anywhere atypical cells divide without regulation (in an uncontrolled manner). In women, this can occur on the uterine cervix, which connects the vagina and uterus. The cancer can lead to tumor formation on the cervix and, as it advances, the cancer ...