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National variation in ASCVD risk between Pooled Cohort Equations and PREVENT [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Each individual was separated into clinically significant risk categories of <7.5%, 7.5-10%, 10%, and >10%.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Population: Jewish CHS members, aged 18+, diagnosed with T2D between 2000-2011, born in Israel or Ethiopia. Intervention: 10-year follow-up to track T2D outcomes.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice. Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. Other states like Oregon and Colorado have already launched legal clinics using psilocybin, the compound found in mushrooms, The Times reported. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

In a study published in Nature Communications , led by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), scientists used the deepest-ever two-photon calcium imaging in awake mice to directly observe how individual SCN neurons respond to light. Your feedback is important to us.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA. Working with our clinical decision support team and thinking about where that could be. About us – Dignity in Care.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. How should we care for unrepresented individuals in inpatient and outpatient settings? Why not use the older term unbefriended?