PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dean A. Seehusen
AU  - Marjorie A. Bowman
AU  - Christy J. W. Ledford
TI  - Research on the Issues Family Physicians Face Today: Controlled Substances, COVID-19, Hypertension, and “Slow Medicine,” Among Many More Topics
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210381
DP  - 2021 Nov 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 1071--1073
VI  - 34
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/6/1071.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/6/1071.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2021 Nov 01; 34
AB  - This issue of the JABFM features research on a broad array of clinical topics. The topics of 5 articles involve controlled substances, including a sobering article on the risks of amphetamines in older adults. An excellent quick reference guide for managing common COVID-19 symptoms is presented. Two other articles consider hypertension treatment in primary care, demonstrating that treating blood pressure is anything but straightforward. Several additional clinical topics include mononucleosis, influenza, and the impact of home life on childhood weight and eating habits. A study from Virginia underscores that primary care, as a system, is distressed. A review of the existing literature on “slow medicine” comes to important conclusions. Some health systems are partnering with local resources to practically address such social determinants as food insecurity. Not surprisingly, family physicians are filling gaps in emergency care around the country.