Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

Eligible participants were individuals with dementia (diagnosed or suspected), aged ≥ 72 years, receiving 1 or more antidepressants, and residing in a nursing home associated with the participating physician. On average, participants were prescribed 9 different medications. Most individuals were women, with a median age of 85 years.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 21, 2025

An item pool was created using a literature review, Delphi expert input, and interviews with 21 individuals diagnosed with PCOS (21 patients with PCOS). Source: ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(25)00246-5/abstract The post Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the PCOS Body Image Scale first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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Doctor Rachel

MARCH 14, 2017

And I saw a 16-year old who had been out of school for a year due to a wicked combination of social anxiety, sensitivity to loud noise, and a variety of anxiety influenced medical issues: headaches, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome. Rachel This article was originally published by Thrive Global. You can find it here.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

A retrospective analysis of characteristics of 15 consecutive years of code stroke cases at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, found that patients who were ultimately diagnosed with migraine headache with aura (1.1%) were more likely to be younger, female, and have fewer vascular risk factors than patients with ischemic strokes.

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

In this article, you’ll learn what brain fog is, the causes of brain fog, and how to get rid of it. Brain fog is not a medical condition or a diagnosis. I’ll discuss more about how you can get rid of brain fog later in this article. I battled thyroid disease in medical school after being diagnosed with Graves’ disease.

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AMMD

APRIL 9, 2025

In this article, I’m going to help guide you through signs, symptoms, and ways to test for SIBO. Medication use can also have a detrimental impact on your gut. If you’ve taken antibiotics or acid-reducing medications for a long time, you likely have a microbiome imbalance. Stress , medication, and candida can slow gut motility.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In an analysis of more than 2,400 women, about 1 in 10 without a history of blood pressure issues were diagnosed with high blood pressure in the year after childbirth, according to a research article published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

This is a peer-nominated group of academic clinicians renowned for their medical knowledge, teaching & communication skills, professionalism, and high-quality patient care. textbooks, case-reports, journal articles), efforts to track patient outcomes, moonlighting, and learning from their peers, among others.

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AMMD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Now, roughly 9% of breast cancer diagnoses are in women under age 45 with this percentage continually rising(1). 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! In 2024, I had another scare.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sonali Advani and Lona Mody talk about their recent JAGS article highlighting three recent articles that every clinician caring for older adults should be aware of in the treatment of infectious diseases (hint: I’ve never finished a course of antibiotics, and maybe your patients don’t need that full course either).

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Nicole: Yeah, I think definitely delirium, but there are also a lot of medical conditions that can be specific to hospitalizations. Are medications part of that, too? So, a lot of medications, you can see the secondary effects of dysphagia causing those, as well. We’ll also look at cognitive status, medications.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The tests are not intended to diagnose any genetic conditions – that must be done through subsequent invasive testing. The safety communication states that FDA is aware of reports of pregnant women making medical decisions based on the results of NIPT without confirmatory testing by the physician.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

There’s an article about her in New York Times. And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On the other hand, there is a concerning side, described in this Guardian article titled, I’m a life coach, you’re a life coach: rise of an unregulated industry. If they’re a beginning fellow, that’s a very different coaching situation than coaching the chief medical officer or the president of a medical center.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

We discuss the importance of viewing individuals with dementia from a lens of resilience, the importance of creative engagement ( as noted in Anne and Susan’s wonderful article on this subject) , the role of collaborative care, and what we can do to improve inclusivity for individuals with dementia in our community and health care systems.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

In my previous article I covered the types of illness and the causes. One of the primary tools used in diagnosing fever is the thermometer, an instrument that measures body temperature. Understanding the patient’s medical history is crucial for an accurate diagnosis. FEVER FAQs (contd.)

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

Then I went to medical school and I thought, “Well, should I go into psych? We had diabetes, hypertension, risky medications. So, medications that… Like sort of Bier’s criterium. And because we can’t resist, we dip into aducanumab and lecanemab at the end. This is Eric Widera. Should I do neuro?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter. Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. A headband was tied around her white hair.

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Edge Family Medicine

APRIL 10, 2025

This deeper understanding leads to more personalized care and better medical decisions. Personalized & Continuous Care When your provider understands your personal and family medical history, they can more accurately diagnose issues and recommend care strategies that reflect your unique needs.

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 19, 2024

A study by the American Cancer Society and published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians found that half of all new colorectal cancer diagnoses are in people 66 and younger. Though scientists haven’t determined the specific reasons, an article on the Keck Medicine of USC website indicates poor diet and sedentary behavior could play a role.

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AMMD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

My 31 year old half sister was diagnosed with stage IV Triple Negative Breast Cancer 15 months ago. Thankfully, there are many ways to go about this that I will uncover in a new article soon. This article is going to focus what is cancer and the root causes. Indicating that it is a metabolic disease instead of genetic.

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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

We discuss our favorite articles, parody songs, and memories from AGS meetings past, with a little preview of a song for this years meeting. We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. And then I got to choose the first article.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary When treating heart failure, how do we distinguish between the expanding list of medications recommended for “Guideline Directed Medical Therapy” (GDMT) and what might be considered runaway polypharmacy? He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

During our post-medical school residency years, we are trained by many different types of doctors including pediatricians, OB/GYNs, surgeons, psychiatrists, neurologists, ENTs and more. Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information. to your last day on Earth, as I like to say! Read My Latest News!

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PEMBlog

JUNE 2, 2025

What you can expect to learn from this article: Recognize signs of end-organ injury when BP is 95th percentile + 30 mmHg. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. That includes many medical specialists, surgical specialists, many specialists and many other disciplines who are on our older adults team. Rasheeda, welcome to GeriPal.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. And so really am fascinated by tough medical decisions. Scott: Sure. Thanks Eric.

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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Preventive screenings are essential medical tests that help detect diseases before symptoms arise, leading to more effective treatment and reduced healthcare costs. Diabetes Screening We conduct fasting glucose and A1C tests to diagnose prediabetes or diabetes early, preventing complications like cardiovascular disease and nerve damage.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? But these tests were never designed to diagnose. Great to be back.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Lastly, we discuss Katie’s paper on substance use disorder in an aging population and how one can incorporate the 5 Ms (ie, matters most, medications, mind, mobility, and multicomplexity) into a framework for age-friendly care for older adults with substance use disorder. Eric: Which brings us to an article. Jessie: Yes.

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

And if you want to learn more about buprenorphine from these amazing palliative care clinicians and others, check out of some of these articles: Learn more about caring for those with substance use disorder: . Article on buprenorphine in the elderly. Understanding Buprenorphine for Use in Chronic Pain: Expert Opinion. Transcript.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

We have a wide ranging conversation that touches on how to place aging, disability, and multimorbidity in the context of serious illness conversations, “striving toward normal,” stoicism, existentialism, psychedelics, the goals of medicine, medical aid in dying and more. We could have talked for hours! Bill: Thank you. Juliet: Lund, yeah.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Alex: We are honored to be joined by Barbara Jones, who is professor and associate dean for Health Affairs at the School of Social Work at UT Austin and chair of the Department of Health Social Work at Dell Medical School. So in preparation for this, I read a couple articles about social work leadership in palliative care.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. This topic came up with Bernie published an article in New England Journal called Deciding for Patients Who Have Lost Decision-Making Capacity Finding Common Ground in Medical Ethics.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

And I just want to highlight, Jennifer has a great JPSM article that just came out. Would you also just mind mentioning kind of the JPSM article too? What drove you to write that article on this important trip to Seattle? And my article is about when I was a mid to junior faculty member trying to build this career.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

For a deeper diver into these issues, check out some of the following links: Ira’s Stat new article “Hospice care needs saving” GeriPal’s episode on the growing role of private equity in hospice care Acquisitions of Hospice Agencies by Private Equity Firms and Publicly Traded Corporations. Ira: I like the article. Thank you, Anne.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Find out on this weeks podcast where we invite Joseph Greer, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson to talk about their recent JAMA article on Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer – A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. It’s the same measure we used in the New England journal article.

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