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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

So, in 2016, she celebrated her 60th birthday at her local CVS. A substantial reduction in dementia diagnoses in the vaccine-eligible group, with a much stronger protective effect in women, therefore constitutes “more powerful and convincing evidence,” he said. “I was there when they opened,” Beckham recalled.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

PEMBlog

She was seen at an urgent care the day prior to presentation, diagnosed with a viral exanthem, and discharged with oral prednisone. The family denies any sore throat, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, conjunctivitis. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology 5 th ed, Elsevier, 2016, 382-401. IgA vasculitis D. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:411.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

And yet, disenrollment from hospice, either due to patient/family revoking the benefit or stabilization of illness (extended prognosis) is remarkably high for people with dementia among some hospices. It’s really a pretty traumatic experience for a lot of patients and families. And I had a blast playing Take the Money and Run!

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. 2016 Jan;37(1):3-15; quiz 16-7, 47. So, importantly, you may not have a positive family history. You won’t be able to diagnose them on history and physical alone. Pediatr Rev.

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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

This is my early father’s day gift from the family. But at that time I was struck by how in that field, there wasn’t a focus or really interest in symptom management and support for patients and their families. Alex: I’ve got to show you the back of the Jersey. Eric: Yeah. Alex: That’s right. Jennifer: Oh nice.

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A podcast episode about laryngomalacia

PEMBlog

2016 Apr;83:78-83. But it might underestimate it because lots of mild cases don’t actually present clinically, and they’re not diagnosed endoscopically. The best way to diagnose this is through imaging like CT scans. Isaac A, Zhang H, Soon SR, Campbell S, El-Hakim H. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. In 2016 there were about a thousand MAID deaths, in 2021 there were about 10,000. Four percent. So being well and also potentially periods of dying.

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