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Episode 288: WDx #23: Clinical Unknown Discussion with Dr Rebecca Berger

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Rebecca Berger Rebecca is an academic hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at Weil Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital. Presented by Kara, the case starts with a young woman presenting with chronic isolated thrombocytopenia.

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Cessation of Public Water Fluoridation Would Increase Tooth Decay

Physician's Weekly

from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Lisa Simon, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both in Boston, examined the cost-effectiveness of cessation of public water fluoridation and associations with oral health among children aged 0 to 19 years. Sung Eun Choi, Ph.D., percentage points and by 25.4

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

We caught up with Dr. Osman Saleem, Medical Director for our hospital medicine practice at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, to go behind the stethoscope and learn more about how he came to Sound and his leadership journey:    When did you first consider a career in medicine? What keeps you at Sound?

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

McDonald shared more about a pilot model announced last year that would create a pathway for exceptionally qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) successfully completing ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship to become Board eligible in Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

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Gastroenterology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

More than half—10,072 (58%)—are simultaneously maintaining certification in internal medicine. Of those, 867 (83%) are maintaining board certification in gastroenterology and 556 (62%) in internal medicine. in hospital- or system-owned practice and 23% in academic faculty practice.

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Low-Fiber Diet With High Red Meat Linked to High-Risk Coronary Plaque Features

Physician's Weekly

from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues examined how diet is associated with coronary atherosclerosis, including plaque features, in a cross-sectional study using data from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study including 24,079 adults aged 50 to 64 years free of clinical cardiovascular disease, recruited in 2013 to 2018.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Of note, 14,777 physicians have been ABIM Board Certified in Hematology since it was first offered in 1972, with 10,730 currently maintaining valid certification and 7,445 simultaneously maintaining certification in internal medicine. Most (49.5%) are in single-specialty group practice or multi-specialty group practice (38%).