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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. Study Design and Analysis.

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Mean Age of Moms at First Birth Increased From 2016 to 2023

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the mean age of mothers at first birth and at higher-order births, according to the June 13 National Vital Statistics Reports , a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics. Brown, Ph.D., Brown, Ph.D., All rights reserved.

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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

25, 2023, to examine whether receiving an initial prescription for ADHD from a provider who the patient has never seen in person is associated with an increased risk for stimulant use disorder (stimUD) or other SUDs. Vinod Rao, M.D.,

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Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Physician's Weekly

from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study from June 2019 to August 2023 at a single institution’s outpatient gynecology clinic involving 205 premenopausal women aged 18 to 54 years: 116 with AUB and 89 with normal menstrual cycles. Salcedo, D.O.,

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said.

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

Physician's Weekly

.” She emphasized that people dealing with depression, anxiety, pain or opioid addiction should see a health care professional to get an approved treatment. Between 2018 and 2023, tianeptine-related calls to U.S. poison control centers skyrocketed 525%, according to a data analysis published earlier this year.

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Texas Governor Blocks THC Ban, Keeping Gummies and Vapes Legal

Physician's Weekly

In 2023, Florida Gov. They also argue that banning the products could hurt the thousands of jobs and millions in revenue the industry brings each year, the AP added in its report. Texas is not the only state to reconsider limits on THC consumables. More information The National Institutes of Health has more on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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