Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Articles

• West Nile Virus and Other Arboviral Diseases -- U.S., 2021 A new report sheds light on the nationwide rates of West Nile virus and other arboviral infections in 2021.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 30, 2023
• Nursing and Midwifery Activism in the United States This article discusses the current state of activism in the nursing profession and identifies ways to engage nurses in advocating for change.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, October 27, 2023
• Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Mpox in Adults >50 Years While childhood smallpox vaccination may provide some protection against mpox, adults at risk for mpox, regardless of smallpox vaccination status, should receive the mpox vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 27, 2023
• Acute Liver Failure Due to Herpes Simplex Viral Hepatitis While a rare occurrence, this case underscores the need to be aware of HSV hepatitis as a possible cause of acute liver failure.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 27, 2023
• Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines in Young Children This report presents postauthorization vaccine effectiveness data for monovalent and bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in young children.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 25, 2023
• Long COVID and Activity Limitation Among Adults, by Age More than one in four adults with long COVID reported significant activity limitations, with many unable to return to work after one year, according to this CDC report.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 23, 2023
• Prevalence of Symptoms <12 Months After COVID-19 This report found 16% of adults with COVID symptoms reported persistent symptoms 12 months after a positive or negative SARS-CoV-2 test result, some with emerging symptoms not reported previously.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 20, 2023
• Nitrous Oxide-induced Polyneuropathy, Pancytopenia and PE This case report highlights the potentially serious consequences of recreational nitrous oxide abuse.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 20, 2023
• FLOT or CROSS for Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers A new review considers the results from the CROSS and FLOT trials to find the optimal treatment choice for gastroesophageal junction cancers.
  Chinese Clinical Oncology, October 18, 2023
• Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Ready-To-Eat Tofu This report presents the first documented outbreak of Salmonella originating in tofu, highlighting the need for awareness of plant-based proteins as a potential source of foodborne illness.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 18, 2023
• Review of Multidirectional Instability of the Shoulder This review article looks at the conservative and surgical treatment options for the management of multidirectional instability of the shoulder.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 17, 2023
• Safety Monitoring of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine in Those >12 Years This CDC report confirms the safety of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents and adults 12 years of age and older.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 16, 2023
• Measles Outbreak -- Central Ohio, 2022-2023 This CDC report reveals that over 90 percent of children infected in a recent measles outbreak in Ohio had not received the MMR vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 13, 2023
• Newly Diagnosed ANCA-associated Vasculitis After COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 is known to potentially induce or exacerbate autoimmune diseases. This report describes a case of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis following COVID-19 infection.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 13, 2023
• What Is a Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction? Multiple studies have suggested conflicting LVEF thresholds for predicting outcome in heart failure. Is there is no clear range at which we can say the LVEF is normal?
  Circulation, October 13, 2023
• Fleaborne Typhus-Associated Deaths Over 170 cases of fleaborne typhus were reported in Los Angeles county in 2022, including three fatal cases, indicating that the disease is on the rise in that area.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 11, 2023
• Patients' Perspectives on Anesthesia and Shared-decision Making The decision about which type of general anesthesia to administer is typically made without patient engagement. Would patients prefer shared decision making when it comes to their anesthetic care?
  BMC Anesthesiology, October 10, 2023
• Travel-Associated Dengue Cases This report reveals that travel-associated dengue cases in the United States peaked in 2019, with a 168% increase over the annual average from the prior 8 years.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 09, 2023
• QoL and Stress in Relatives of ICU Patients During COVID-19 Individuals who are better able to cope with the stress of having a family member in the ICU realize a higher quality of life, a new study suggests.
  American Journal of Critical Care, October 06, 2023
• Geographic Distribution of Suspected Alpha-gal Syndrome Cases According to this report, the number of cases of alpha-gal syndrome in the United States has increased substantially since 2010, primarily in states with established populations of lone star ticks.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 06, 2023