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What to Expect at the ADA 85th Scientific Sessions: Obesity, Nutrition, Prevention, and More

Physician's Weekly

The ADA’s 85th Scientific Sessions will highlight breakthroughs in obesity and diabetes care, including GLP-1 therapies, tech advances, and prevention tools. In fact, obesity is linked to 30–53% of new diabetes cases in the US yearly and continues to rise.” Roughly 42% (109.9

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

Affiliation will allow groups to drive high-value care and innovation PORTLAND, ORE, April 16, 2025 – Oregon-based Northwest Permanente (NWP) and The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) of Northern California announced a formal affiliation today. What is different and exciting about our affiliation is our shared belief in value-based care.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days. Kennedy Jr.

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Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty Seems Effective for End-Stage Arthritis

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Transfibular total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) seems effective and durable for end-stage ankle arthritis, according to a study published online April 29 in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. from Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, said in a statement. Jonathan Day, M.D., Schon, M.D.,

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

GeriPal

Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Patients received brochures detailing the risks of gabapentinoids, nonpharmacologic alternatives, and a proposed deprescribing regimen (see here for the brochure ).

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So I think the first reason that we saw and felt the opportunity was ripe for updating was that some of us had come across some anecdotal examples of patients expressing some offense to that terminology. And I was asking this patient about if he had filled out an advanced directive. Is the patient in your descriptor?

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

The commonest strategy to manage acute pain in preterm babies is to give them sucrose , a sugar solution. One of these sites does not use sucrose for acute pain management. We found no link between preterm babies later behavior and how much sucrose they were given to manage pain. Whats more, pain isnt always managed.

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