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Early Prevention of Critical Illness in Older Adults: Adaptation and Pilot Testing of an Electronic Risk Score and Checklist [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Given limited critical care resources and an aging population, early interventions to prevent critical illness are vital. Population Studied: Patients age ≥60 years with primary care office visits or telemedicine visits in May and June 2023 and their health care team members.

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Despite Historic Indictment, Doctors Will Keep Mailing Abortion Pills Across State Lines

Physicians News Digest

The indictment also sparked worry among abortion providers like Kohar Der Simonian, medical director for Maine Family Planning. Doctors on Alert but Remain Defiant Maine Family Planning, a network of clinics across 19 locations, offers abortions, birth control, gender-affirming care, and other services.

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

GeriPal

One positive change that came about was the lifting of restrictions around the use of telemedicine. Clinicians could care for patients across state lines, could prescribe opioids without in person visits, could bill at higher rates for telemedicine than previous to the pandemic. The pandemic was horrific in many ways. Joe: Right.