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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Their research showed promising results for lab rats, and they plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of 2017 and gather preliminary results during 2018. It greatly helps physicians in remote areas such as Sub-Saharan Africa diagnose and treat patients. The Stanford Artificial Retina Project shows great promises.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

September 12, 2018. Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. Links References discussed throughout episode Tsai J. It’s Time to Talk about Racism in Medical Education. link] Tsai J. What Role Should Race Play in Medicine? Scientific American. Race Matters? 2016 Jul;91(7):916-20.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65. A headband was tied around her white hair.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

But most people with dementia are initially diagnosed and medically managed in primary care, and they really desire clinicians to initiate these conversations but there are a number of really important barriers for these conversations taking place. And that included scheduling a visit with a, with a facilitator who had been specially trained.

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Poetry & Palliative Care: Podcast with Mike Rabow and Redwing Keyssar

GeriPal

So after my last chemotherapy in 2018, I came here to my healing place of Hawaii and spent time alone, and this poem, Hawaiian Waters, flat black lava, resting green sea turtles, gentle, translucent turquoise water and waves. Redwing: When you’re diagnosed with cancer, the first thing you think about is when you’re going to die.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

Isn’t it weird that now we’re labeling the majority of doctors with burnout in 2018? I assume most of you in here are not super specialized doing lung transplants and needing a helipad and tertiary-care hospital. Say I’m having a special. You don’t have to be special. Doesn’t make any sense.

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A Revolutionary Drug for Extreme Hunger Offers Clues to Obesity’s Complexity

Physician's Weekly

He was diagnosed as a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome — a rare disorder sparked by a genetic abnormality. Since the drug trial started in 2018, some of her adult patients have begun living independently, getting into college, and starting jobs — milestones that once felt impossible. He continued to be disinterested in food for years.