March 20, 2026, David Mitchell — Family medicine recruited another record-breaking class in 2026. “Congratulations to all those filling family medicine positions today,” said AAFP Vice President for ...

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou Nearly 80% of women experience perimenopausal and menopausal vasomotor symptoms, with about one-half ...

Many primary care physicians may find it impractical to have this nuanced discussion with so many other preventive care and chronic disease management topics to address in a typical office visit. In ...

To whom does this recommendation apply? This recommendation applies to adults without a history of stroke or neurologic signs or symptoms of a transient ischemic attack. What's new? This ...

Medication regimens using mifepristone and misoprostol are safe and effective for outpatient treatment of early pregnancy loss for up to 84 days' gestation and for medication abortion up to 77 days' ...

SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The spectrum of asymptomatic, presymptomatic, and symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission presents challenges for evaluating SARS-CoV-2 test ...

Health maintenance for women of reproductive age includes counseling and screening tests that have been demonstrated to prevent disease and improve health. This article focuses mainly on conditions ...

QuantiFERON-TB Gold+ Diagnosis of latent or active tuberculosis infection Patients five years or older $32 to $189 *—Range according to Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, and San Francisco Department of ...

• Weight loss, exercise, tai chi, and patient-directed activity programs can improve pain and function in knee and hip OA. • In knee and hip OA, intra-articular corticosteroid injections and oral and ...

Peripheral neuropathy, a common neurologic problem encountered by family physicians, can be classified clinically by the anatomic pattern of presenting symptoms and, if indicated, by results of ...

• AAP, in contrast to the USPSTF, recommends screening for ASD at 18 and 24 months of age. • Chromosomal microarray and fragile X testing can provide prognostic and genetic counseling information to ...

• PFP presents with retropatellar or peripatellar pain with knee flexion. • PFP is unlikely if squatting does not reproduce pain. • The most effective treatment for PFP are exercises that target ...