Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

James Stevermer and Kenneth Fink wrote in an AFP editorial : Few men diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer will experience a mortality benefit, and an estimated 20% to 50% of those treated will never become symptomatic, even without treatment. in 2019, with 78% receiving radiation therapy and 22% undergoing surgery.

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Routine Screenings Screening Complication Diagnose 52

PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:13. Now some patients can develop severe pulmonary complications, fortunately those are rare. 2024 Dec;56(1):2386636.

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Patient-Centered Diagnosis Complication Community 91

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

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. People across all diagnoses want hospice care. The commentary was around, why do we care about that and what are the potential issues?

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Families Family IT Patients 107

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. The West Virginia Legislature passed bills in both 2019 and 2023 requiring insurers to respond to nonurgent authorization requests within five days and more urgent requests within two days, among other mandates.

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