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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

Myriad Genetics

  Whitnee Brown, a PMHNP and Doctor of Nursing Practice in Birmingham, Alabama, and her patient Lisa Roberts of Huntsville, shared their stories in support of the survey results, which can be viewed here.  He was elected to serve AAPOR as its Vice President, President, and Past President from 2011-2014.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. It can differentiate between a physician’s questions and a patient’s responses and even filter out non-relevant small talk.

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

Medical Xpress

But experts say the risks can be lowered through heart screenings, close monitoring and giving magnesium before and during treatment, The Times added in its report. Nolan Williams, director of Stanford Universitys Brain Stimulation Lab, who led the Nature Medicine study. Ibogaine can be dangerous for people with heart problems.

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

GeriPal

So I think the first reason that we saw and felt the opportunity was ripe for updating was that some of us had come across some anecdotal examples of patients expressing some offense to that terminology. And I was asking this patient about if he had filled out an advanced directive. Is the patient in your descriptor?

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? Has kept me interested, the patient experience and the older adults in the community, their experience.

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

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Long-lasting HIV prevention shot headed toward approval

Medical Xpress

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