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Monday, October 25, 2021

Should we choose ARBs over ACEis for hypertension?

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 - Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPH Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis) have been a first-line medication for hypertension for deca...
Monday, October 18, 2021

Measuring and minimizing low-value care

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 - Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Hospitals and health systems have often needed to restrict nonemergent care during COVID-19 surges, with mixed effects...
Monday, October 11, 2021

The malaria vaccine's lessons for COVID-19

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 - Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPH Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed the use of RTS,S (Mosquirix ), a vaccine against mala...
Monday, October 4, 2021

What we now know about multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

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 - Kenny Lin, MD, MPH In May 2020, a previous AFP Community Blog post described an emerging COVID-19 associated, Kawasaki disease-like syn...
Monday, September 27, 2021

Is the pandemic worsening childhood obesity rates?

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 - Jennifer Middleton, MD, MPH The COVID-19 pandemic is correlating with worsening health measures in adults ( obesity and alcohol consumpt...
Monday, September 20, 2021

The challenge of correctly diagnosing hypertension in adults

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 - Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Screening for high blood pressure in adults can be straightforward or quite complex. The U.S. Preventive Services Task...
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