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Declines in Self-reported Panel Size among Family Physicians & Explanatory Factors, 2013-2022 [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Little is known about trends in primary care panel size in the United States, despite it being crucial to the relationships fundamental to primary care’s salutary effects and its importance to workforce planning amidst a national and worsening primary care shortage.

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San Luis Obispo Physician Launches New Medical Practice with Exclusive Service Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

Margaret Greenough, a family medicine specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA, has opened a new medical practice offering patients the Concierge Choice FullFlex™ program. Most importantly, Concierge Choice programs offer patients peace of mind.

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Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

BMJ

Our study sample included 1039 eligible adults who were overweight or obese and reported prediabetes from pooled NHANES (2013-2018). However, doctors and other health professionals serve as a major resource to help patients learn about diabetes management. Of those, 76.8% Conflict of Interest: None declared

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Recent Highlights in Ophthalmology: Glaucoma, Dry Eye, & More

Physician's Weekly

Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Diabetic Retinopathy In patients with diabetic retinopathy, obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk for proliferative diabetic retinopathy, intravitreal injection, and stroke. Patients with both anterior and intermediate uveitis showed the highest relative glaucoma rates among uveitis subtypes.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

I interacted with Sound clinicians during my residency, and seeing the impact they had on the patients and hospital leadership was inspiring. I began as a nocturnist with Sound, otherwise known as a hospitalist who cares for patients at night. While there, I was first introduced to the hospitalist team from Sound Physicians.

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The Wholesaling Prohibition (Potentially) Demystified? FDA’s Take on Supply Chains for Section 503B Outsourcing Facilities

FDA Law Blog

As a reminder, in Title I of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) (the Compounding Quality Act), Congress created the “outsourcing facility” FDA registration category, and set forth statutory parameters for their operation in new section 503B of the FDCA. Section II at 2. Draft Guidance III.B.2(d)

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. 2013-0421 Tighe M, Afzal NA, Bevan A, et al. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of GER and GERD in the pediatric population.