Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

The primary endpoints were 90-day postoperative complications, stone-related adverse events (AEs), and spontaneous stone passage (SSP) during follow-up. Source: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00345-025-05720-3 The post Natural History of Asymptomatic Renal Stones Before RC first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

The title, Drugs vs. DTx, is a classic case of the “it’s complicated” relationship status. They hold the promise of improved health outcomes, greater accessibility, and cost-effectiveness in patient care when used based on proper evidence. But this isn’t just a novel concept.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

As the use of novel targeted therapies continues to expand, a growing body of evidence has linked these treatments to a range of ocular complications that may significantly affect patient quality of life and treatment adherence.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

No serious complications were reported. Source: frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1602689/full The results showed VAS scores dropped by 59.19% (2.67 ± 0.66) immediately, 68.18% (2.08 ± 0.89) in 6 months, and 70.79% (1.91 ± 1.19) in 1 year. Skin temperature reduced by 63.01% (0.85 ± 0.35) immediately.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

The following is a summary of “Incidence and Prevalence of Syphilitic Uveitis and Associated Ocular Complications in the TriNetX Database,” published in the June 2025 issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology by Zhou et al. Low vision and blindness were the most common ocular complications, affecting 27.85% (N=66, 95% CI 22.16-33.54%),

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Sources of information Individual articles published mainly in the past 2 years, found using PubMed and Google Scholar. Known complications of metabolic syndrome and advanced liver disease are often present at the time of diagnosis. Subtle differences are present among patients diagnosed with SLD.

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Because of remote monitoring, patients in the USA can monitor their blood sugar at home and talk to health experts in real time. The article goes into detail about remote monitoring, its advantages, and how you can begin using it. Introduction: Those with diabetes must make sure their blood sugar levels are under control.

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Vascular Physician

JANUARY 11, 2023

Anesthesia Before Vascular Surgery: Things to Know As with any surgery, a major consideration for patients is whether their bodies can handle anesthesia safely. Every surgical procedure a vascular surgeon performs requires a unique approach from anesthesia to help guide the patient through a safe and pain-free surgery.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Fontana and Gitanjali Srivastava, MD , shared their perspectives with PW about current and potential MASLD treatments and their impacts on patient care. However, these approaches are not 100% effective, and even some patients with morbid obesity who lose a great deal of weight with bariatric surgery do not realize a liver benefit.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Active surveillance is a management strategy that is intended to limit overtreatment of localized prostate cancer by monitoring patients with periodic PSA measurements and prostate biopsies to delay or avoid curative therapy (radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy) and its adverse effects. and 6.1%, respectively). in 2000 to 59.8%

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2019

However, the patient continued to be symptomatic and he returned for further evaluation. Clinical Manifestations We often think of GPA as a pulmonary-renal syndrome, but, while many patients develop renal complications, a much smaller percentage present with them. Some of our favorite articles on the topic are listed below.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X” – and I have absolutely no idea what X is. These articles are part of a new series called Clin-Star Corner , a new series in JAGS that reviews practice changing articles in the care of older adults. .

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

In an article for Obesity , researchers investigated how to better design lifestyle-based weight loss programs for older adults in order to address muscle and bone health concerns. First, to meet protein needs, patients can be counseled to include 30 grams of high-quality protein sources at each meal.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Likelihood ratios (LRs), which help us determine how a test changes the probability of a disease, are defined as: For example, say 60% of patients with aortic stenosis have a systolic ejection murmur best heard over the aortic valve area, and only 10% of patients without aortic stenosis have that same murmur.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Experts shared updated guidance for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) in a recent viewpoint article published in Blood Advances. Autoimmune Complications : Clinicians should consider guiding patients with autoimmune conditions toward regimens that include anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 9, 2025

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.

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AMMD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

I will have an article about the dangers of gadolinium dye soon. I also did a screening blood test to look for circulating tumor cells, which I will have an article on this soon! This is why conventional physicians treat DCIS in patients with surgery, radiation, and sometimes chemotherapy. In 2024, I had another scare.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Other complications include obstruction due to intussusception or volvulus, leading to bowel ischemia and shock. Recognizing the characteristic features and understanding the differential diagnosis is crucial in managing patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The bleeding is usually painless. ” An et. Clin Radiol.

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Sources de l’information Des articles individuels publiés principalement au cours des 2 dernières années, recensés à l’aide de PubMed et Google Scholar. Des différences subtiles existent entre les patients qui ont recu un diagnostic de SLD. Le diagnostic se fonde sur des examens non invasifs.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

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 ). in the usual care group.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

This simple challenge was focused on putting ourselves in the shoes of our patients with dysphagia who are prescribed thickened liquids. And I think that we’re at this kind of crossroads right now in dysphagia, and dysphagia management where our patients are suffering. We revisit it, and make things better for our patients.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Which patients are eligible to go to an ACE unit? If you want to do a deeper dive in ACE units, check out some of the following articles: The original NEJM paper on ACE units from 1996. So I picked the Ed Sheeran song, The A Team, because it reminds me of our ACE team that goes around the hospital and cares for our older patients.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

There’s an article about her in New York Times. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients. They’re dedicated, committed, they’re there for their patients and they understand it’s really important. Anna 01:38 Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. And we invited Tamryn Gray from the Dana Farber joins us to ask insightful questions, including: What blood sugar range should we target for patients in the nursing home or hospice?

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. Now, that doesn’t mean it’s a one-to-one, and this is very hard as we see it with our patients who have done all these things. This is Eric Widera.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

In my previous article I covered the types of illness and the causes. Rectal method is more appropriate for infants, children and unconscious or comatose patients who are not able to hold the thermometer in their mouth. Understanding the patient’s medical history is crucial for an accurate diagnosis. FEVER FAQs (contd.)

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Patients may feel like falls are just part of normal aging. If you want to do a deeper dive into some of the articles we discuss, take a look at the following: An awesome JAMA review by Sarah on fall risk assessment and prevention in community-dwelling adults. I think both the patients feel that. A fall related injury.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

And, who within ASPE guides aging policy and connects policy to every day health challenges experienced by patients and clinicians? Alex: And we are delighted to welcome Rasheeda Hall, who is a physician scientist in the division of nephrology at Duke University School of Medicine, and sees patients at the Durham VA.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life. The article we discuss today, also published in JAMA , addresses these two gaps. Your research is a lot in this patient population, right? It used to be a much more complicated model. Lyndsay: Yes.

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. Jenny reached out to us because she plays music regularly for her patients, and she said, you should do a podcast about music. And I was looking for articles, and I wasn’t seeing as many as I expected. Come join us.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

First, a clinician’s thoughts must be encoded into words, then transmitted often via sounds, and finally decoded back to thoughts by a patient or family member. Patient Values: Three Important Questions-Tell me more? Simple, right? Not so much, as each one of these steps is fraught with miscommunication. What else?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary Cannabis is complicated. If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients? And then one patient who really knew more about a topic than I did, which unfortunately happens much more often.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? Welcome back, William. William: Thanks so much.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

If the purpose of initiating dialysis is improving function – our complex, frail, older patients are likely to be disappointed. Eric 00:13 And, Alex, I am very excited today because there was an awesome article on Annals on conservative management versus dialysis. This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary For surgeons and patients, deciding if and when to operate can be challenging. Often, the way surgeons communicate about these decisions doesn’t make things any easier for themselves or their patients. We hope you enjoy this episode. Alexis, welcome to GeriPal. Alexis: Thanks for having me. Alexis: Yeah.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

But what we observed was much more complicated." The traditional model is simple: SCN neurons were believed to act like runners in a relay race, passing the light signal along in a linear chain. Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 31, 2024

June June came with even more accomplishments as one of my articles discussing gender affirming hormone therapy was published. That article can be read HERE. I have one happy patient and it was a great experience having autonomy but with the guidance and direct supervision of my attending to ensure great results.

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