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Advance Care Planning: comparison of views of people living with dementia and their caregivers [Palliative and end-of-life care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Advance Care Planning (ACP) with people living with dementia is complicated by the decline in capacity and varying course as the condition progresses. Transcribed interview recordings were analyzed with a qualitative thematic approach using Atlas.ti (2024) software. Setting: In-person or virtual interviews.

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Factors Influencing Self-Care Behavior in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Physician's Weekly

The study published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Nephrology abour Chronic kidney disease (CKD) which poses significant health risks, including cardiovascular complications and reduced QoL. Identifying factors that influence self-care behavior (SCB) is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Obesity drugs were not utilized often in young adults and adolescents despite high complication rates, prompting researchers to call for chronic, holistic care. Obesity in children and young adults is associated with the early development of several obesity-related complications,” wrote Theresa Hunter Gibble, PhD , and colleagues.

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

In March 2024, FDA therefore approved semaglutide for secondary CVD prevention in overweight or obese adults. 5 In March 2024, Novo Nordisk announced that 24% less CKD-related events occurred in the intervention group. Relative risk for cardiovascular events was reduced by 19% (RRR), while the absolute risk was reduced by 1.5%

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Rising Syphilitic Uveitis Trends and Ocular Outcomes

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Incidence and Prevalence of Syphilitic Uveitis and Associated Ocular Complications in the TriNetX Database,” published in the June 2025 issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology by Zhou et al. Low vision and blindness were the most common ocular complications, affecting 27.85% (N=66, 95% CI 22.16-33.54%),

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Q&A: Physicians Weigh Improvements in MASLD Treatment Against Gaps in Assessment Strategies

Physician's Weekly

This is a well-done and concise summary of where we are in 2024 in trying to tackle the immense public health problem of MASLD.” In March 2024, resmetirom was the first treatment for noncirrhotic MASLD approved by the FDA, which is quite exciting. Remember, even small steps towards weight loss can lead to significant health benefits.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #3: It’s a Small World

PEMBlog

While most cases spontaneously resolve in 2- 4 months, complications may include vision-debilitating scarring, infection, pseudocyst formation, and corneal perforation. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 18, 2024. Accessed June 20, 2024. References Mudgil T, Nagpal R, Goel S, Basu S.