Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

The US Preventive Services Task Force , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and the American College of Chest Physicians recommend annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for adults 50 to 80 years of age who have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have smoked within the past 15 years.

Primary Care 59

Primary Care Screening Family Physician DO 59

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. I mean, the simple answer is, yes, we should be screening people for substance use disorder. What is it called?

Illness 137

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137

FDA Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022. We blogged on the 2016 guideline here in March 2016, and the proposed guideline here on March 18th). Dowell D, Ragan KR, Jones CM, Baldwin GT, Chou R., MMWR Recomm Rep 2022;71(No. RR-3):1–95. 2022 Guideline”). DOI: [link]. Conclusion.

Patients 52

Patients Patient-Centered ER Individual 52