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This article summarizes a selection of recently published clinical and public health articles of interest to primary care physicians. It touches upon the use of new oral anticoagulant in atrial fibrillation, the efficacy of baclofen for alcohol dependence, the pathogen identification in community acquired pneumonia, the accuracy of emergency room diagnosis in patients with ill-defined symptoms, the relationship between sleep and susceptibility to infection, the benefits of smoking cessation and of a new vaccine against zoster in elderly patients and finally the distribution of health literacy in Europe.