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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. Officials are also working to improve access to physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and outpatient surgery. SOURCE: NBC News , June 23, 2025 Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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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. Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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

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In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. And so those are all options that are available.

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

Medical Xpress

Share Tweet Share Email Home Psychology & Psychiatry Home Addiction June 16, 2025 The GIST Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction by I. 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.

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

Medical Xpress

This achievement is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers in life science, physics, and computer science. More information: Po-Ting Yeh et al, Discrete photoentrainment of mammalian central clock is regulated by bi-stable dynamic network in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, Nature Communications (2025).

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. due to chemotherapy, diabetes, or autoimmune disease)? Then, they’ll perform a physical examination. chemotherapy or steroids).

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

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Gender expression is your physical outward manifestation of how you express your gender identity. Is that because they have higher rates of chronic conditions like diabetes, coronary disease, tobacco use, things like that, or is there something else that’s going on? And of note, these concepts are not mutually exclusive.