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Growing Overlap of COPD, Severe Obesity, and Sleep Apnea

Physician's Weekly

They analyzed using NHANES data from 2005–2008 and 2015–March 2020. kg/m 2 The results showed that from 2005–2008 to 2015–March 2020, the proportion of individuals with a triple overlap of COPD, severe obesity, and HR-OSA rose from 0.653% [95% CI, 0.651–0.655%] to 1.560% [95% CI, 1.557–1.563%].

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Healthcare Gentrification and Access to Care Equity: Results From a Scoping Review [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

This scoping review followed the steps outlined by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) with the methodological refinements proposed by Levac et al. Methods: This scoping review answered the following questions: To what extent has the concept of healthcare gentrification been described in the health literature?

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Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. Names Jeff Grizzel Chief Marketing Officer

FDA Law Blog

Jeff’s knowledge of FDA and regulated industry along with his prior experience will help us ensure that companies and individuals who need our expertise understand the depth and breadth of our services,” said J.P. Ellison, HP&M’s Managing Director.

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Episode 209: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 12 – Our Land is Our Health: Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Together, these two phenomenal guests help us understand the structural and individual challenges of Indigenous peoples in academic medicine, public health, and beyond. Sophie Neuner, proud member of the Karuk Tribe, and a Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health.

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Diabetes Remission Varies by Sex in PPGL Surgery

Physician's Weekly

The retrospective cohort study published in June 2025 in Frontiers of Endocrinology aimed to analyze the sex-based differences in the management and outcomes of individuals diagnosed with pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs). They assessed all individuals diagnosed with PPGLs from June 2005 to August 2024.

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Episode 213: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 13 – Centering Asian Americans: Racism, Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Fields Guests: Thu Quach, PhD, and Tung Nguyen, MD Time Stamps 00:00 Introduction 04:00 How Dr. Thu Quach’s and Dr. Tung Nguyen’s journeys shape their work 11:40 Policy work as a way of mitigating burnout 12:55 Balancing individual and communal focus (include?) Remember that more deeply understanding your patients can provide meaning!

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Episode 200: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 11 – Racism, Redlining, and the Path Towards Reconciliation

The Clinical Problem Solvers

individual bias or bigotry that leads to a failure to sell a home to a person of color) and personal choices ( e.g. Black people prefer to live among other Black people) is referred to as de facto segregation. These gaps are not a product of lifestyle choices, biology or individual behaviors. London: Routledge; 2005.