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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives To assess overall medication adherence as an indicator for emergency room (ER) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality among elderly patients. We determined personal adherence rates by calculating the mean adherence rates of the medications prescribed to each individual. The mean age was 81.2

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

GeriPal

David is a physician who wrote the book “ Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” and gave a TED talk on “ A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” that was watched over 3 million times. laughter] Alex 01:39 Material here for songs related to medical marijuana or marijuana in general. Eric 01:34 Yeah.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

I want to say like 2017, 2018, something like that. And it culminated in him giving a bad light to the patient in the hospital room because that was the only semblance of normalcy for this patient. Julien: When I closed my eyes, I actually thought this is an actual recording of Chris Cornell. It was amazing. Alex: When did he die?

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

And so the definition of advance care planning really switched in, I think, 2017, 2018, there was kind of a United States definition and then an international consensus definition. And then three weeks later, you’re in the emergency room and somebody else talks with you for a little while. What are your values?

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

Physician's Weekly

They rushed to the emergency room, fearing a dangerous bowel impaction. GLP-1 agonist medications Ozempic, Wegovy, and others also are delivering dramatic results for millions. University labs face cuts, FDA staffers are being laid off en masse , and rare disease researchers fear the ripple effects across all medical advances.

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‘Not Accountable to Anyone’: As Insurers Issue Denials, Some Patients Run Out of Options

Physician's Weekly

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. His wife, Julie, estimated Jeff’s medical bills have exceeded $5 million, and most of his care has been covered by his insurer.