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Churning out of insurance among patients with diabetes served in US Community Health Centers [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. 46,844 patients were diagnosed with diabetes during study period. Having a prescription of insulin was not associated with likelihood of churning.

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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

My first breast cancer scare was in 2014, when they discovered calcifications for the first time during a routine mammogram. Since many DCIS in situ cases never turn into invasive cancers, these methods can create further health complications. In fact, I had a similar situation happen to me not too long ago.

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Aneurysms: An Overview

Vascular Physician

When most people hear the word "aneurysm" they tend to think of the many complications associated with aneurysms listed below: Rupture This would be a surgical emergency. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2014; 47:240. What is an aneurysm? Definition: A weakness in the wall of an artery that causes an abnormal dilation.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

However, there are “Red Flag” symptoms that require urgent evaluation and management. A doctor can help identify triggers, suggest lifestyle changes, and recommend medications to manage symptoms. Infections or allergic reactions can block your airway and lead to life-threatening complications.

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Cannabis is complicated. If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients? This is back in, I don’t know, like 2014 maybe. They want to be able to manage their own symptoms.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

Naheed 15:56 2014. Eric 15:57 2014. How much of your training was focused on managing substance use disorder training and palliative care? I’m guessing, like here, especially in 2014, almost none of it was. So it could be a case manager at a shelter or an outreach worker who works in the encampment areas of Toronto.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

It was like this patient is on hospice and call the case manager to figure out how the patient ended up here. Yeah, that’s a more complicated story. But yeah, it’s complicated. Eric 26:01 Curtis’s, he had a 2014 JAMA article on simulation. Corita 10:59 No, it was rather simple. No, no, no. Is that right?