Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. in 2019, with 78% receiving radiation therapy and 22% undergoing surgery.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Screen pain objectively. “This study uncovered negative and positive provider, treatment, and system-related factors that contribute to these patients’ experiences and offered recommendations for improving care experiences.” Systemic strain was obvious. Action Steps Key recommendations from the study team included: Build anti‑stigma reflexes.

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Myriad Genetics

MAY 20, 2025

The study also used mental health screening instruments, the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) for depression, and the General Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) for anxiety, to better understand this population.  In 2003, he was the co-winner of the AAPOR Innovator’s award for helping to establish the Standard’s Definitions Manual.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction. We have seen explosive growth and become a cornerstone of modern health care systems. This isn’t about replacing your clinical judgment.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 8, 2021

ProCompression Socks Throwback pic from one of my 2018-2019 24hr call shifts I swear by Pro Compression socks! Happy December! Can you believe Christmas is only 17 days away?!?! To some this is the most wonderful time of the year, but for me it can be the most stressful time trying to think of things to buy my friends and loved ones.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 17, 2021

For the 2019 cycle, I spent a total of $372, and the total spent on the 2020 cycle was $353 (and I forgot to register for SOAP, so did not participate this year). For the 2019 cycle, I spent a total of $372, and the total spent on the 2020 cycle was $353 (and I forgot to register for SOAP, so did not participate this year).

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Back in 2016 and 2019 we reported on FDA’s objections to TV commercials that included fast-paced “compelling and attention grabbing visuals” (note the similar language) as they were competing for the consumer’s attention while the major statement conveyed risk information. So what’s the takeaway here?

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PEMBlog

APRIL 22, 2025

What you can do: Implement brief screening tools at registration to identify communication needs, sensory triggers, and calming strategies. 2019-1895L. Know Before They Go: ASD-Focused Preparedness Emergency care often begins at triagebut for children with ASD, success may hinge on what happens before that. As Nicholas et al.

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FDA Law

JULY 10, 2023

Performance Metric FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Average Number of FDA Days to MDUFA IV Decision 72.62 By Philip Won & Adrienne R. Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — It takes a significant amount of time, cost, and effort to prepare a premarket notification 510(k) submission. But that is only the beginning.

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Permanente Medicine

APRIL 29, 2025

A new Kaiser Permanente study showed how an integrated colorectal cancer screening program cut cancer deaths in half, reduced incidence by nearly a third, and erased racial health disparities in screenings, incidence, and death rates. underscoring the need to raise awareness, screen proactively, and improve treatment.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 25, 2025

By building an integrated, patient-centered colorectal cancer screening program, we doubled screening rates, cut deaths by 50%, and made major strides in closing racial disparities in outcomes. The approach was simple: consistently alert patients that it’s time to get screened and make getting screened as easy as possible.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Effect of a media intervention on hepatitis B screening among Vietnamese Americans. [link] CPSolvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series Episode 13: Centering Asian Americans: Racism, Violence, and Health Show Notes by Naomi F. By appreciating the impact of factors affecting entire communities, we can be better positioned to act upon them.

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

In our prior podcast with Ira Byock on psychedelics in 2019 we talked primarily about the potential of psychedelics. Theora Cimino conducted an observational study (publication in the works) of marginally housed/homeless persons many of whom had experience with psychedelics. And yet there are reasons for caution. Alex: Yeah, yeah, it does.

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. It’s there.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Screening for substance use and offering connections to treatment and community-based services are important strategies that clinicians can implement in their own practice today. Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group. Balasuriya, L.,

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Welcome back, Ashwin. Ashwin Kotwal: Excited to be back. Eric: Now, it’s interesting. Alex: Great.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

Sucrose is thought to activate centers of the brain that modulate pain and lead to the release of endorphins , but the exact mechanism remains unclear. It has become the worldwide standard of care for acute neonatal pain, but it doesnt seem to be helping in the long term. Read the original article.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

One final note on the song request: About 20 years ago I took an epidemiology course as part of a Masters program. The instructor, Fran Cook , gave all the students a survey without explanation. We answered the survey and handed it in. One of the questions was, “Can you name a song by the Tragically Hip?” Eric 00:18 Throwing us off.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Today, we are going to discuss firearm safety and ways to screen for it in both the ED and clinic settings. From 2019 to 2020, the rate of firearm related deaths among children increased by 30%. Carney and I am a pediatric resident at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. I’m here with my co-resident, Dr. Humphrey.

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GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

We discuss, among other things: Findings that in several studies AI was rated by patients as more empathetic than human clinicians (not less, that isn’t a typo). Turns my concern about lack of empathy from AI on its head – the AI may be more empathetic than clinicians, not less. ” Eric: What was it called again, Wachter’s World?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2023

2019 Sep;123(9):888-900. Epub 2019 Jul 30. Describe how physiological and psychological trauma show up among immigrant and refugee populations as a result of the violence and injustices experienced during migration, at the border, during the resettlement process and across the lifecourse thereafter. October 18, 2022. Health Policy.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Several years ago, during the first Trump administration, I excoriated the then-nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services , orthopedic surgeon Tom Price, for his poor understanding of cancer screening. s views on cancer screening. President-elect Trump has stated that he plans to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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