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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. Biological aging or physiological aging varies from individual to individual. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

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In a study published in Nature Communications , led by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), scientists used the deepest-ever two-photon calcium imaging in awake mice to directly observe how individual SCN neurons respond to light. But what we observed was much more complicated."

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

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A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages. In Brazil, the therapy has helped thousands.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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While elevated blood pressure readings are critical data points, the presence of symptoms and signs of end-organ dysfunction are paramount in diagnosing a hypertensive emergency (Kamat 2024). Hypertensive emergencies can result either from primary or secondary hypertension.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. ” As a physical therapist, is this new news or- Alex: Are you like, “Duh”?

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And I love the podcast that we did because it really highlights… We pride ourselves in palliative care, and focusing on physical, psychological, social, and spiritual suffering. It used to be a much more complicated model. Eric: Yeah. David: Right.

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So there’s this, what is suffering to the individual, and is there some threshold that we could say, “This is real suffering,” or “This is the suffering we talk about in geriatrics or palliative care”? Naomi, your thoughts on this?

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