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Good Clinician Communication Improves Continuity of Care for U.S.-Born Latino Patients but Not for Immigrant Latino Patients [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Examine the association between patient-clinician interactions (communication, patient education, and shared decision-making) and continuity of care, patient satisfaction and diabetes treatment used among Non-Hispanic White (NHW) and Latino adults (including by nativity). 4.1), patient education (2.5,

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Bisphosphonates for Osteoporosis: Podcast with James Deardorff and Sei Lee

GeriPal

When we have a medication with up front harms and downstream benefits, it’s critical that we consider the time to benefit, or how long it will take an individual to benefit from a test or treatment. And really, the more important question is how quickly they would benefit from starting these medications. See screenshot below.

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Navigating Insulin Initiation in Type 2 Diabetes: Unraveling the Sociodemographic and Biological Dynamics [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) often involves stepwise medication intensification, including the consideration of insulin therapy. The decision to initiate insulin is a critical aspect of diabetes management and is influenced by various patient-specific factors.

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