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Pain Management Trajectories in Parkinson’s Disease

Physician's Weekly

Opioid initiation continued to rise over time and stayed elevated across all classes in the PD group compared to controls. Investigators concluded that individuals with PD experienced a higher incidence of moderate to severe pain demanding opioid-class analgesics. compared to 31.2% in those without PD.

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Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the PCOS Body Image Scale

Physician's Weekly

A new 23-item PCOS body image scale offers a reliable and validated tool to capture key appearance-related concerns in individuals 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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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. Get RSV Treatment Today See an online doctor in minutes to get diagnosed and treated for RSV.

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

GeriPal

Noelle Marie 01:24 I think it really speaks a lot to my own personal journey and I’m pretty sure a lot of trans and gender diverse individuals also resonate with and it really speaks about our transition, celebrating our authentic selves, how society views us and how we view ourselves when we stand in front of a mirror.

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

Doctor On Demand

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. 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.

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

Annie 02:31 So if you go to the A G S meeting every year, you know that this group of three individuals comprises the AGS literature update. Nancy 03:05 And just not to do any sort of spoiler alert here, but 2025 is their last time doing this session at AGS. Eric 02:26 We found him in the hallway back there [laughter]. Of course.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

GeriPal

Do you need to be an addiction medicine trained physician to start such a clinic (no: Sach is not). See Sachs write up about setting up this clinic in JPSM. What is harm reduction and how can we implement it in practice? Who follows the patient once the cancer goes into remission? Who will prescribe the buprenorphine then? Oh, my goodness.