GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Eric: For those of you don’t know, Emmy was on our podcast back in 2018 … man, pre-COVID times. Emmy: But we know that physiologic changes with aging, like decreasing night vision and so forth, as well as medications, as well as medical conditions, can all affect whether you can drive. Weren’t those the days?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance CEO in New York drew widespread attention to health insurers’ practice of denying or delaying doctor-ordered care, the largest U.S. insurers agreed Monday to streamline their often cumbersome preapproval system.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

Published 2/5/19, updated 6/19/25) Rowdiest audience ever (at a medical conference at least). It’s now so common that more than half of all doctors report symptoms, with medical students , residents , and even senior clinicians feeling pushed to the brink. Among medical trainees suicide is the number one cause of death today.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

He was diagnosed as a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome — a rare disorder sparked by a genetic abnormality. GLP-1 agonist medications Ozempic, Wegovy, and others also are delivering dramatic results for millions. They rushed to the emergency room, fearing a dangerous bowel impaction. He continued to be disinterested in food for years.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health insurer, which decided the treatment was “not medically necessary,” according to insurance paperwork.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 2, 2025

By Julie Appleby Tim Winard knew he needed to buy health insurance when he left his management job in manufacturing to launch his own business. After speaking with an insurance agent, he decided against enrolling in an Affordable Care Act plan because he was concerned about the potential cost. Then the bill came.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, methamphetamine, and thousands of other medical issues. Medical errors caused by missed diagnoses, drug errors, hospital infections, and other factors kill and maim tens of thousands of Americans each year.

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