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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

In the mid-1990s, the American Medical Association confidently predicted that the penetration of managed care would lead to a large "physician surplus" and convinced Congress to cap the number of graduate medical education (GME) positions subsidized by the Medicare program.

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Ozone Injection Into Intervertebral Foramen for Chronic Postherpetic Neuralgia Treatment

Physician's Weekly

A targeted ozone injection technique guided by CT imaging effectively eased drug-resistant postherpetic neuralgia, reducing pain, hypersensitivity, and medication use over 1 year. No serious complications were reported. Hyperalgesia area decreased by 52.35% (3.11 ± 0.70) immediately and 87.41% (0.82 ± 0.50) in 6 months.

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New Model Developed for Identifying DVT in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A model with eight independent risk factors can predict the risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), according to a study published online June 10 in Menopause. associate medical director for The Menopause Society, said in a statement.

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Top Challenges 2025: Practice administrators face growing uncertainty

Physician's Practice

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini News Article Physicians Practice Physicians Practice June 2025 Volume 3 Issue 3 This year’s survey shows medical practice administrators wrestling with familiar challenges and new uncertainties. Austin Littrell June 2nd 2025 Podcast Tom Price, M.D.,

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PA Licensure Compact Enacted in 17 States

Barton Associates

While nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians have benefited from interstate medical licensure compacts that make it easy to get licensed in a new state, physician assistants (PAs) haven’t been so lucky—until now. As of June 2025, the PA Compact Commission is still working on making the compact operational.

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RSV: Recognizing RSV Symptoms in Adults

Doctor On Demand

Updated January 22, 2025 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common respiratory infection that can affect individuals of all ages, but it is particularly prevalent in young children and older adults. Based on this information, the doctor can provide a diagnosis, recommend treatment options, and even prescribe medications if necessary.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

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.