This podcast reviews the results of a meta-analysis that found no negative relationship between whole milk consumption and cardiovascular disease or with mortality. Learning Objectives Understand the rationale that...

Teaching patients lifestyle management strategies to improve health is no easy task. First steps involve increasing provider knowledge of the impact foods have on health. This episode discusses the...

Kids love fruit juice. But how much is OK? What are the facts on fruit juice consumption in kids and what should you advise the families you care for?...

HPV immunization has been recommended for pre-teens and teens for over a decade, however vaccination rates remain low. In October 2016 the CDC changed their recommendations to 2 doses...

Corticosteroids are often prescribed for short-term use for conditions such as asthma exacerbation, contact dermatitis, gout, and Bell’s palsy. Adverse effects from chronic use of corticosteroids is well known,...

Is Alternate day fasting the future of weight loss?  Maybe not… Learning Objectives Understand how Alternate day fasting is practiced Appreciate why Alternate day fasting might make physiologic sense...

When patients present with symptoms of a sore throat, an option for managing the pain  that is sometimes used is corticosteroids. A randomized trial of a 1-time dose of...

Sensitive and important conversations with your adolescent population include contraceptive options.  How do long acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARC’s) fit into your conversation?  Let’s discuss a recent review and...

Based upon CDC data of death, narcotic prescription length of less than 5 days provided the best outcomes and the lowest risk of continued narcotic use. Learning Objectives: Understand...