Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

13 Here is some evidence: From 2004-2020, 8,718 GLP-1 analogs-associated tumors were reported to the FDA. million electronic health records in the USA showed a lower risk for suicidal thoughts in those taking semaglutide than in those taking other weight loss medications. 17 An analysis of 1.8

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

billion people were living with vision loss in 2020, and it is forecasted to reach 1.7 In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital. Globally 1.1 That must have been truly amazing!

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000845 The appetite for and ability to collect accurate digital patient-level data in low-resource settings has fueled numerous massive global health initiatives. Digital uptake is more prevalent in high-volume and urban hospital networks.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 2, 2021

According to Epic, the number of patient messages spiked 151 percent nationally from the period covering the first 11 weeks of 2020 through the end of the year. Why MyChart messages create a challenge for hospital systems So more contact and connection between doctors and patients seems like a good thing, right? Absolutely.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

The law directs Texas universities and hospitals to lead the research. "If we had said were going to do this for the homeless or the prison population, the Legislature might not have been as willing to get on board," he added. It also makes sure the state keeps a share in future profits if the drug is approved.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Certainly SOME of those avoided hospitalizations, CPR, and ICU stays were due to documentation of those orders in the POLST. Additional links mentioned in the podcast: Recent JGIM article on POLST in California nursing homes, hospitalization, and nursing home care Karl’s GeriPal post on appropriate use of POLST Enjoy!

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

Today we discuss: Why the study was negative for the primary (hospitalization) and all secondary outcome (e.g. Tammie 03:04 Depends on how long they were pre-hospital. So that study was focused on patients admitted to the hospital. Corita 09:39 Yeah, so we used the electronic health record, I think, in support.

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