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Access to health care and services for the Deaf: A scoping review of reviews [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

’s (2006) narrative synthesis was used to analyze and report the results. A consultation was conducted with eight members of the Deaf community to complete the results. A community consultation identified the evaluation of the cost of providing sign language interpreters (or not) as a top research priority. Popay et al.’s

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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. in 2006 to 1.9%

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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

PEMBlog

The Meckel’s scan is the preferred diagnostic modality, and prompt surgical consultation may be necessary for symptomatic cases. 2006 Oct;99(10):501-5. Recognizing the characteristic features and understanding the differential diagnosis is crucial in managing patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Clin Radiol.

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What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Permanente Medicine

I joined SCPMG straight from residency in 2006. So it’s not uncommon that many patients start to ask certain questions and I’m like, did you happen to consult with Dr. Google before coming to see me? Today we are talking about the patient care experience specifically here at Kaiser Permanente, but also in general.

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How to manage GLP-1s in the hospital

Today's Hospitalist

If you have to hold a GLP-1 agonist for more than the dosing schedule in patients with diabetes, get an endocrine consult for an alternative diabetes treatment.) ” Phyllis Maguire has been Executive Editor of Today’s Hospitalist since 2006. Based in Bucks County, Pa.,

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FDA to Require Breast Density Notification Amongst Other Updates to Mammography Regulations

FDA Law

See Government Accountability Office, “ GAO-06-724 Mammography: Current Nationwide Capacity Is Adequate, but Access Problems May Exist in Certain Locations ” (July 2006). ” However, it can also be among the most difficult images to interpret.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 4: You Can’t Get Fooled Again

PEMBlog

Additional labs ordered per the consultant’s recommendations were notable for elevated PT/PTT, AFP, plasma tyrosine, and urine succinylacetone consistent with a diagnosis of tyrosinemia. 2006 Jul 24 [Updated 2017 May 25]. However this biopsy revealed evidence of fibrosis and no concern for malignancy. Rashad MM, Nassar C.