PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dean A. Seehusen
AU  - Marjorie A. Bowman
TI  - Must-Read Family Medicine Research—Glucosamine/Chondroitin Supplements and Mortality, Telomere Length and the Doctor-Patient Relationship, Reducing Opioid Use, and More
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200513
DP  - 2020 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 823--826
VI  - 33
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/33/6/823.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/33/6/823.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2020 Nov 01; 33
AB  - This issue of the Journal contains some exceptional research articles. A few are truly “must-reads,” including a fascinating look at the relationship between having a usual source of care and telomere length. Glucosamine/chrondroitin supplementation seems to be helpful for more than just arthritis pain. There is a very practical advice on keeping patients discharged from the emergency department out of the hospital and on reducing patient requests for inappropriate antibiotics. This issue also features 5 articles addressing how family physicians can combat the opioid epidemic. Three articles highlight research on diabetes and another 3 on breast cancer. Payment reform, dermoscopy, and telemedicine are among many other topics covered.