The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 14, 2013

In July 2012, it was deja-vu all over again as AHRQ's budget was singled out for elimination by an appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives. The annual budget for the National Institutes of Health , for example, is typically around 100 times that of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Phillips, Jr.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the rise of hospitalists and the corresponding decline in the number of office-based family physicians who provide inpatient care for their own patients has magnified the value of optimizing the handoff from hospital-based teams to primary care physicians.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Canada, most of the population relies on their family doctor for their mental healthcare needs. The time horizon was anchored in January 2012: pre-pandemic period was defined as January 2012 to March 2020, and the pandemic period as April 2020 to June 2022.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A recent editorial in the Journal of the American Heart Association discussed a “paradigm shift” in management of severe aortic stenosis: 69% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who underwent aortic valve replacement from 2012-2019 had TAVI, with the percentage undergoing SAVR falling from 75% in 2012 to just 10% in 2019.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

A less heralded ruling with health implications occurred in 2018, when the Roberts Court held that a prior federal law forbidding states to legalize sports betting was unconstitutional.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

The FDA took an early lead in the evolution of this movement when they launched the Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) initiative in 2012. One family’s daughter was the first U.S. Other families have had to try and get access in Milan, Italy, where a gene therapy for MLD has already been approved.

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GeriPal

MARCH 2, 2023

By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs. One thing is clear, it is not because people are using it for FDA approved indications. The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection that can lead to multiple types of cancer. HPV vaccination is recommended for all children starting at age nine years, and it is most effective before HPV exposure. It remains uncertain how ethnicity and country of birth relate to HPV vaccination among younger Latinos.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. But before we jump into that topic, John, do you have the song request for Alex?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And, of course, this is what families of patients undergoing palliative care go through. First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. It was refreshing to hear Scott and Kate express similar sentiments. Much more to come.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Kit Carney and Dr. Kristen Humphrey discuss gun violence, its impact on our patients and their families, as well as practical tips on advocating for safe storage of firearms, and how we can support victims of violence. Pediatrics November 2012; 130 (5): e1416–e1423. 2012-2481 Haasz, M., 10.1542/peds.2012-2481 Beidas, R.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

2012 Oct;147(4):619-26. Laryngomalacia, is the most common cause of infant stridor. Early diagnosis is crucial as it can impact a child’s growth and development. Most infants get better on their own, but those with severe symptoms need surgical interventions like supraglottoplasty. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

Alex 00:48 And we’re delighted to welcome back Josh Briscoe, who’s a palliative care doc at the Durham VA Medical center in Duke and blogs at Notes from a Family Meeting. Eric 00:13 And Alex, who do you have with us today? Alex 00:14 We have a very full house today. Hope Wechkin brought this topic to us. Thaddeus 00:46 Thank you.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary What is a healthy diet and how much does it really matter that we try to eat one as we age? That’s the topic of this week’s podcast with three amazing guests: Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston. Emily Johnston is a registered dietitian, nutrition researcher, and Assistant professor at NYU.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

He recommends memory cafes to other people with dementia and their families. “I come in now and it’s like, it’s family, it’s a big, extended family. The diagnosis can be burdensome on relationships, particularly with family members who are the primary caregivers. I get to meet them.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

We make evidence that other groups use to make guidelines"), the passage of the Affordable Care Act made AHRQ a target again in 2012, when a House appropriations subcommittee voted to zero out its budget again. Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

He kept his diagnosis hidden from friends and family because he knew how people talked about HIV. “I thought my family was going to disown me,” he said. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday.

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GeriPal

APRIL 17, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary I read Farah Stockmans article in the NYT on why attacks on DEI will cost us all , and thought, Yes, and everyone includes harm to our healthcare workforce, our patients, and their families. What a Wonderful World could be sung in irony at this moment. Alex Smith ** This podcast is not CME eligible.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 27, 2025

After she got a nursing assistant certification, Goodwin hired her in 2012. Conteh said taking care of elders is embedded in the culture of African families. It is an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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