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Association between obstructive sleep apnea and quality of life in Korean middle-aged people: a cross-sectional study.

Physician's Weekly

OSA prevalence increases with age, and middle-aged adults are particularly at risk owing to age-related social and physical changes. This study utilized data from the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 2019 and 2021 to investigate the relationship between OSA and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

At its core, the technology utilizes sophisticated speech recognition to transcribe a conversation in the exam room or at the bedside. These systems also provide a consistent note structure, which can improve the overall readability and utility of patient records. Accessed March 18, 2025. Accessed March 18, 2025.

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Better Late Than Never – Unpacking FDA’s Highly Anticipated (and Long Overdue) Draft Guidance on Diversity Action Plans

FDA Law

geographic location, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, physical and mental disabilities, pregnancy status, lactation status, and co-morbidity) may impact outcomes. This means, under Congress’s direction in FDORA, the FDA should be trying to finalize the Draft Guidance around June 2025.

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Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho

GeriPal

Wait, so one key message is that social health is linked to physical and cognitive health?!? And it was her conceptual, like incorporation of functional decline, some measure of functional decline along with a serious illness diagnosis that you’re utilizing here. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2025.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. And they can start July of 2025. And guess what? Alex: Hopefully.