Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

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. Patients with heart failure show less hospital admissions improved symptoms (in correlation to their weight loss).

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Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Greenough adds. “I love having the time to truly get to know my patients, advocate for them and help them navigate their health challenges in a comprehensive, convenient manner. It’s a wonderful way to practice medicine.” ” Dr. Greenough’s practice is located at 4251 S. Higuera Street, #701, San Luis Obispo, CA.

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The Medical Futurist

MAY 18, 2025

Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 8, 2025

A 2024 editorial in Science , noting rising tensions between the United States and Russia, China, and North Korea, observed that “the risk of nuclear war has not been so high since the Cuban Missile Crisis.” Both countries are spending enormous amounts to modernize their existing arsenals.

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Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The expertise and thoughtfulness that our leaders bring to our patients, teams, and, most importantly, our hospital partners is not something that just happens. Emerging Leaders Dr. Charles Charman, medical director and overseer of the Emerging Leaders program, presents at the 2024 EmLe cohort session at MDS.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 5, 2025

now has more than double the number of measles cases it saw in all of 2024, with Texas reporting another large jump in cases and hospitalizations on Friday.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 21, 2025

Employer type and hospitalist night work Sort our data by the type of group hospitalists work for, and you’ll see that hospitalists employed by hospitals and by national hospitalist management companies work slightly more often at night. Hospitalists at small hospitals (under 100 beds), for example, reported 3.4 night shifts a month.

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Permanente Medicine

APRIL 16, 2025

Consolidation of hospitals, medical groups, and health plans are occurring throughout the United States,” said Dr. Koh. Hospital Model of Care: NWP will work with TPMG on the Hospital Model of Care and Telecritical Care, a virtual care program for patients in the ICU. million members in California.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Violence in hospital emergency departments (EDs) has reached crisis levels. A 2024 American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) poll revealed that 91% of emergency physicians reported that they or a colleague experienced violence in the past year. The severity of this problem has even made its way into pop culture. The Warner Bros.

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Sound Physicians

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We caught up with Dr. Osman Saleem, Medical Director for our hospital medicine practice at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, to go behind the stethoscope and learn more about how he came to Sound and his leadership journey:    When did you first consider a career in medicine?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Take influenza, which annually sends from 140,000 to 710,000 people to hospitals, most of them seniors, and is fatal to 10% of hospitalized older adults. Compared with the standard flu shot, the enhanced vaccines reduced the risk of hospitalization from the flu in older adults, by at least 11% and up to 18%.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new pain management center on April 1, 2024. Logansport Memorial Hospital is proud to partner with Pain Management Group to open our new Pain Management Center,” says Rachel Theodore, Vice President of Physician Network, Workforce Health, and Sports Medicine.

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Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For hospitals, this means investing in cutting-edge medical interventions and partnerships that help them transition to the modern best-practice of dedicated ICU management. Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 21, 2025

The data was gathered between April and September 2024. In the validation phase, 400 individuals with PCOS were surveyed from 3 tertiary general hospitals (400 patients with PCOS). An item pool was created using a literature review, Delphi expert input, and interviews with 21 individuals diagnosed with PCOS (21 patients with PCOS).

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 24, 2025

At Logansport Memorial Hospital, our Wound Care team is committed to walking alongside patients during every stage of that journey, offering advanced treatment options with a personal touch. Franciscan Hospital in Lafayette on March 13, 2023. This surgery occurred on September 3, 2024.

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Today's Hospitalist

JUNE 17, 2025

That’s partially due to the continued popularity of the seven-on, seven-off schedule in hospital medicine. Shift length by group type Hospital/hospital corporation: 12.2 WHEN IT COMES to hospitalist shift length, 12 hours is still king for the specialty. hours Local hospitalist group: 11.8 hours University/medical school: 11.1

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. Healthy Meal Programs for Discharged Patients through Sanford Health and Mom’s Meals ensures patients have healthy food options after a hospital stay.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

The law directs Texas universities and hospitals to lead the research. 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. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The process could take years. Former Texas Gov.

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

News & World Report in 2024 , the unemployment rate for physicians is 0.3%, which is less than the national unemployment rate of 4.2% Editor’s Note: This blog was originally published in February 2024 by Mike Connors and was updated in May 2025 by MIke Connors to reflect new information. in April 2025.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 22, 2025

Permanente Medical Groups, Kaiser Foundation Health Plans, and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals together comprise Kaiser Permanente. Bridges oversees coordination of national clinical quality care programs across Kaiser Permanente for its 12.6 million members. Dr. Bridges joined SCPMG in 2008. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 27, 2024

" The Gilded Age of Medicine is Here ," announced the title of a recent New Yorker article about the tactics of private equity firms that provide infusions of cash to struggling hospitals in order to extract hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by slashing costs to the bone and endangering the health of patients.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. We have seen explosive growth and become a cornerstone of modern health care systems. Yet this expansion has come with a significant administrative burden, particularly that of clinical documentation.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

2024, www.uptodate.com/contents/mycoplasma-pneumoniae-infection-in-children. Garcia T, Florin TA, Leonard J, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Wallihan R, Desai AP, Alter S, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Keaton M, Yun KW, Leber AL, Mejias A, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Ambroggio L; Childrens Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP). Epub 2024 Aug 3.

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The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

is honored for his transformative work, connecting patients with primary care and critical health resources BOSTON, August 15, 2024 – The Physicians Foundation is proud to announce Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., In July 2024, The Physicians Foundation also honored E. Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., Mirna Mohanraj, M.D. , As the U.S.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Pulmonology and surgery were consulted during his hospital stay, and he has since had a left lower lobectomy after healing from his pneumonia. The CT also showed normal pulmonary venous return via the left lower pulmonary vein. An important point from this case is to consider CT imaging when a child has persistent or recurrent pneumonia.

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , Brad Sobolewski discusses advanced imaging in pediatric emergency care with Dr. Jennifer Marin ( jennifer.marin@chp.edu ) from UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh. 2024-066854. 2024-066855. Pediatrics. 2024;154(1):e2024066854. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-066854.

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FDA Law

MARCH 29, 2024

These are BIMO inspections of hospitals, clinical research organizations (CROs), and other similar facilities where clinical trial work is performed. Complete numbers for 2023 and 2024 are not available, but it appears that FDA was only able to complete 537 BIMO inspections in 2022. By John W.M. Claud & Kalie E.

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FDA Law

AUGUST 18, 2024

When we reviewed the De Novos that were granted between CY 2022 and 2024, we saw that only 28% had decision summaries posted: Posted 2022 2023 2024 Total Yes 18 of 23 (78%) 9 of 48 (19%) 1 of 30 (3%) 28 of 101 (28%) Dishearteningly, the trend is in the wrong direction. These legislative changes helped.

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PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Learning Objectives Describe the classic and atypical clinical presentations of Parvovirus B19 infection in pediatric patients, including erythema infectiosum, arthropathy, transient aplastic crisis, and chronic anemia in immunocompromised hosts. Treatment and Prevention of Parvovirus B19 Infection. UpToDate , Jun. link] Edwards, Morven S.

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ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

In 2024, 75% of ABIM Board Certified geriatricians who chose an assessment opted for the LKA, while 68% of ABFM geriatricians chose the LKA. Representatives from the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) joined for a portion of the meeting*. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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PEMBlog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Your hospital might even have a specific clinic to follow this up – like the PATS – Penciling Allergy Testing Service at Cincinnati Children’s. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Just look at the rash – then scroll down to reveal the diagnosis. That’s it. References Rixe N, Tavarez MM.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Here we go.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 20, 2024

ECPR involves using ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) to take over heart and lung functions, offering a last-resort option that is becoming more common in large pediatric hospitals. The episode highlights the importance of understanding eCPR as a critical therapy for both in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

BowFlex filed for bankruptcy in March 2024. But the CPSC says the adjustable design may pose a safety hazard. The recalled units include 3.7 million sets sold by Nautilus Inc., which changed its name to BowFlex in 2023, CBS News reported. If they were bought from BowFlex (formerly Nautilus), a prorated voucher can be requested instead.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 26, 2024

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will cast much of Indiana in a state of total darkness. Source [link] The post Tips for Enjoying the Total Solar Eclipse appeared first on Logansport Memorial Hospital. We want to ensure that you’re prepared to safely enjoy the eclipse. What is a solar eclipse?

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FDA Law

MAY 30, 2024

The 340B statute requires drug manufacturers to sell certain drugs at discounted ceiling prices to covered entities, which are defined by statute to include certain types of safety net hospitals, health centers, and clinics receiving federal grants. Bills are pending in other states, including Missouri and New York.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 2, 2024

On the other hand, the Draft Guidance states that a significant change to the design of a printed circuit board (PCB) in a multi-parameter physiological patient monitor, with arrhythmia detection alarms for use in a hospital environment, would not be appropriate for inclusion in a PCCP. Change Guidance at 8. Draft Guidance at 34.

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