Disease Prevention

The AAAAI released recommendations for treating and preventing anaphylaxis. Test your knowledge on the new recommendations with our latest pop quiz!

Prediabetes is recognized as a serious health condition in the United States. In your opinion, should metformin be prescribed to patients with prediabetes to prevent progression to diabetes mellitus?

Osteoporosis screening with bone measurement testing to prevent osteoporotic fractures should be performed on which patient population? Take the quick quiz and find out!

Your patient is a 52-year-old man who isn’t getting enough vitamin D. He tells you that because of a fear of skin cancer, he tries to avoid unprotected exposure to sunlight and that he struggles to find...

Your patient is a 34-year-old woman concerned about her risk of developing diabetes. At a recent visit to your office, she tells you that she has been considering switching over to a vegetarian or vegan...

Your patient is a 56-year-old man concerned about his risk of cancer. When asked about his diet, he admits that he probably does not eat as healthy as he should but tells you that he does take “a lot of...

Mary is a 40-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and breast cancer in her family. Her friend told her about a diet that can help reduce the risk of both diabetes and breast cancer. She thinks this is...

How often does the American Academy of Ophthalmology recommend screening patients with type 1 diabetes? Take our pop quiz to find out!