American Family Physician

10/13/2025

The consequences of using racial labels include not just propagation of bias but also medical errors. Read more: https://bit.ly/4o871NK

Letter to the Editor

10/12/2025

In a patient with obesity and prediabetes, does giving a medication that lowers blood sugar help them lose weight and reduce the likelihood that they will develop type 2 diabetes? https://bit.ly/47eHhcM

POEMs

10/11/2025

Responses to Editorial on prescribing GLP-1 agonists for weight loss:

Letter to the Editor

10/10/2025

Medical error leading to procedural complications is a challenging reality of practicing medicine. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mXbqlA

DW is a colleague who joined my practice 2 years ago after residency. A few days ago, after DW placed an intrauterine device (IUD), the patient's uterus perforated, leading to emergency surgery. Later that day, I saw a departmental email that listed the case for presentation at an upcoming morbidity...

10/09/2025

The 2024 AFP Article of the Year award went to Drs. Joy Shen-Wagner, Joel Amidon, and Stephen Carek (not pictured) for “Diagnosing Common Benign Skin Tumors." The award was presented at the Congress of Delegates Award Luncheon at FMX in Anaheim, California.

10/08/2025

Are oral prostaglandins as safe and effective as oxytocin for induction of labor in pregnant patients with rupture of membranes at term but before labor onset (ie, premature rupture of membranes? https://bit.ly/3IxqlFa

Are oral prostaglandins as safe and effective as oxytocin for induction of labor in pregnant patients with rupture of membranes at term but before labor onset (ie, premature rupture of membranes [PROM])?

10/07/2025

NEW BLOG: Antihypertensive Drug Combinations, Comparisons, and Therapeutic Intensity —Kenny Lin, MD, MPH https://bit.ly/434HTPN

10/07/2025

How accurate is a novel multicancer early detection test in a large population of asymptomatic adults with no history of cancer? https://bit.ly/4nM4nwY

POEMs

10/06/2025

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has published guidelines on the management of carpal tunnel syndrome. https://bit.ly/46l2G3O

10/05/2025

Responses to Editorial on Prescribing GLP-1 Agonists for Weight Loss: https://bit.ly/4mR7x1L

Letter to the Editor

10/04/2025

Is galantamine effective in treating patients with Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment?

Is galantamine effective in treating patients with Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment?

10/03/2025

Current evidence for EpiSwitch prostate screening is limited to a single case-control study with a small sample size. No prospective screening trials have evaluated its effect on patient-oriented outcomes. https://bit.ly/4gzJEKg

The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is the most widely used tool for prostate cancer screening. However, potential harms of this test include false-positive results, biopsy complications, overdiagnosis, psychological harms, and treatment harms.1–6 The US Preventive Services Task Force recomme...