Katie Lennon is editor of MDedge's Family Practice News and Internal Medicine News. She has also served as editor of CHEST Physician; a staff writer for Financial Times publications; and a reporter for the Princeton Packet, Ocean County Observer, and South Bend Tribune. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. Follow her on Twitter @KatieWLennon.
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Medical societies urge action to reduce gun violence
Comprehensive criminal background checks for all firearm purchases, freedom to counsel patients are key asks.
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Commentary: Medical educators must do more to prevent physician suicides
Oregon Health and Science University and Stanford General Surgery are providing exemplary mental health support to residents.
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The costs and benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors & GLP-1 RAs
The price tags on these drugs are the biggest barrier to their use.
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FDA grants marketing clearance for chlamydia and gonorrhea extragenital tests
The new tests use samples from the throat and rectum.
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Confronting physician depression and suicide
Join our Twitter chat on depression and suicide in medicine at 8 p.m. ET on June 3. Our special guests are Dr. Sarah Candler, Dr. Elisabeth...
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Dr. Douglas Paauw gives updates on antihypertensives, statins, SGLT2 inhibitors
PHILADELPHIA – This past year has been a tough one for ARBs.
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Physicians discuss bringing cultural humility to medicine
PHILADELPHIA - Medical students receive supplemental training for service learning.
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ACP governmental affairs leaders discuss ACA, Title X
PHILADELPHIA – Robert Doherty: “We’re very, very concerned by a decision by a Texas judge that, if upheld on appeal...
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Volunteerism: How and why to do it, according to Dr. Eileen Barrett
PHILADELPHIA – Ideas for volunteering that beat packing penicillin in a backpack.
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ACP leaders explain why they value telehealth
PHILADELPHIA – More than half of physician respondents to an ACP survey work for practices that use telehealth.
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ACP launches program to better implement QI projects
PHILADELPHIA – Coaching on quality improvement projects is now available.
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Palliative care may reduce suicide among lung cancer patients
Most patients who died by suicide had not received palliative care.
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Americans are getting more sleep
The younger population gained the most sleep, compared with older people included in the analysis.
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FDA: More COPD patients can use triple therapy
The FDA has approved a new indication for a triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.