Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. The cohort (mean age, 28.7 The cohort (mean age, 28.7

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Community Healthcare Diagnosis Medical 52

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

In 2015, surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. However, things are moving fast, and success doesn’t come easy for the pioneers of any medical field. She spoke of her joy after being able to tell the time for the first time in more than six years.

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Diabetes Patient-Centered IT Patients 98

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Diagnosis is made based on history and slit lamp findings. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-308251 McMonnies CW. This is the third of the four cases. Post traumatic cataract B. Bacterial keratitis C. Open globe E.

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Patient-Centered Diagnosis Management Patients 52

GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? And I came to the now I think naive conclusion that fixing and avoiding complications was the secret. Fifty percent have a diagnosis in their record of decedents have dementia. Did I get that right?

Patient-Centered 101

Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). What’s up with Medical aid in dying in Canada? Eric: So again, the topic is going to be medical aid in dying in Canada. The MAID issue then came on the table in Canada after the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Carter v.

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Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Second, Hospice was originally designed for patients with advanced cancer, but the fastest growing admitting diagnosis is dementia. Nurse case management, social worker case management, medications, medical equipment, a home health aid, all that stuff goes away. People with dementia make up about half of hospice admissions.

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Families Family IT Patients 107

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 108