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Timing of Loop Ileostomy Closure Not Linked to Pouch Inflammation Risk

Physician's Weekly

The study included 290 patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis between 2010 and 2020. The late closure group was further grouped by indication for delay: nonmedical reasons or postoperative complications.

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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

And so I went into medical school wanting to cure cancer. I entered medical school and I did a course that was offered that’s called living with a life threatening illness. I entered medical school and I did a course that was offered that’s called living with a life threatening illness. Jennifer: It was 2010.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

That trajectory was in increase from 2000 to say, 2010. I do think the growth of for-profit hospice, so around 2000 to 2010, was beneficial in terms of access. Nurse case management, social worker case management, medications, medical equipment, a home health aid, all that stuff goes away. It waxes and it wanes.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

While I'm grateful for subspecialists who alleviate pain, rescue patients who are unable to breathe on their own, manage complicated fractures, and replace worn-out hips and knees, the gap between the number of family doctors we need and the number we have keeps getting wider. growth in the U.S. growth in the U.S.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health insurer, which decided the treatment was “not medically necessary,” according to insurance paperwork. His wife, Julie, estimated Jeff’s medical bills have exceeded $5 million, and most of his care has been covered by his insurer.