Doctor Rachel

MARCH 14, 2017

All artificial light has the result of reducing melatonin production at night and making sleep more difficult, but the light on computer and phone screens is a bluer light, and it has twice the suppressive effect on melatonin — severely impairing sleep in teens. And I am not alone.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Should it? Here we go.

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Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Data sources A systematic search of MEDLINE and CINAHL electronic databases for peer-reviewed original research articles, literature reviews, and commentaries that discuss administrative burden in the context of primary care or primary health care.

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AMMD

JUNE 17, 2025

In this article, I will share simple yet powerful lifestyle tips to support the thyroid for women. It’s estimated that around 20 million Americans have some type of thyroid disease. 60% are unaware that they even have a condition. (1) 1) Many spend years searching for answers, feeling frustrated, unheard, and unsure of what to do next.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

Although features like continuous aFib screening (or blood pressure monitoring, alerts about changes in respiratory patterns, in gait, reminders on medication or drinking enough, and so on, and so on) would do more favor for the seventy-somethings than for the twenty-somethings, we just seem to acknowledge the status quo.

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Edge Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

Our Upland clinic offers: Year-round skin checks and preventive care Personalized sun safety and hydration guidance Screening and treatment for sun-related skin damage Book an appointment today to discuss your sun safety plan , and stay protected all summer long. At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely.

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AMMD

MAY 6, 2025

In this article, I explore how to support women again at every stage. Aging is not a decline; it is a shift. For many older women , aging gracefully is a goal many of us want to achieve. However, what does that look like? I t i s the ability to stay strong, healthy, and independent. As you might imagine, much of that relies on your health.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

In addition to cataloging the ophthalmic risks associated with targeted therapies, this review proposes minimum, pragmatic, and evidence-based strategies for the screening and monitoring of ocular side effects. This review provides an updated synthesis of the ocular side effects associated with newer classes of targeted chemotherapy agents.

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Myriad Genetics

MAY 1, 2025

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. Albans, Vermont can be screened for hereditary cancer risk if needed. Understanding Hereditary Cancer Risk That’s why she started a screening program at NMC. The screening program has had enormous success. She doesn’t hear “no” too often.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Regarding clinical evaluations, the experts listed the following recommendations: › BMI should be used only for measuring health risk at the population level, conducting epidemiological studies, or screening. It should not be used as an individual measure of health. ›

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs. in 2000 to 59.8%

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 22, 2025

SENATE HHS OMNIBUS BILL PROGRESS On the Senate side, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee unveiled its omnibus budget bill last week and passed it out of committee to the Finance Committee. The omnibus bill includes many of the MAFP’s priorities. This provision was not included in the House’s Human Services omnibus bill.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Two researchers independently screened texts using Covidence software. Grey literature references and reference lists of included articles published between Jan. Study Design and Analysis: This scoping review follows the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework. 1, 1990, and Mar. 30, 2023, were considered.

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The Medical Futurist

MAY 12, 2025

Sometimes, their private visions diverge from their public ones, and this article shares what they won’t admit publicly through four lenses. For example, the generative AI model developed in collaboration between NVIDIA and Recursion Pharmaceuticals demonstrated its unique screening prowess. It can screen more than 2.8

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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! In 2024, I had another scare. My annual mammogram picked up calcifications again. Thankfully all turned out negative again.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

We are dedicated to staying connected with our patients, ensuring they are up-to-date with follow-up appointments, preventive screenings, referrals, medication refills, and any other care needs. Melissa Boylan, MD, FAAFP Family Physician and Owner of Noreta Family Medicine ← Read Past Articles Here! Have a good week!

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The Direct Doctors Difference

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This recent Wall Street Journal article may have hit the nail on the head. Many patients push off screening tests and visits because they worry that being out and about increases their risks of being infected with COVID-19. With variable data coming out about the newest variant - omicron - uncertainty looms.

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GomerBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Starmen must be used before it exits the screen. The Moderna vaccine must be kept at -4 Fahrenheit, and can be stored in the refrigerator for 30 days or room temperature for 12 hours. PURCHASE: Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can be purchased from the companies directly; a minimum order of 100 and 975 doses, respectively.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. How to screen for hearing loss. I’m guessing not. Communication techniques we can use when talking to individuals with hearing loss. Meg: Thank you very much.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 19, 2025

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini Blog Article These essential strategies will enable your practice to safeguard digital assets and ensure compliance. Even innocuous habits— scrolling social media at the nurses’ station —can expose screens to wandering eyes or distract staff from patient care.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Here we go.

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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. In part 1, Physician’s Weekly (PW) reported some of the pre-treatment assessments the experts shared. TLS monitoring should follow treatment package insert protocols.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The support FDA offers for its proposition – which comes from a mixture of sources, including a few published scientific articles, newspaper stories, FDA’s experience with LDTs with COVID, anecdotes, older case studies, and class action lawsuits – is singularly unconvincing. The proposed rule similarly ignores the benefits of LDTs.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 26, 2025

Physicians Practice Pearls Profiles is a dynamic new feature designed to bring our trusted columnists off the page and onto your screen. In just three to five minutes every contributor will introduce themselves, share a signature “pearl” they rely on in daily work or preview the practical themes they will unpack in upcoming articles.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Background Meckel diverticulum is a congenital abnormality of the small intestine and is the most common cause of significant lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children. It arises from incomplete involution of the vitelline duct during embryonic development, typically occurring by the 7th week of gestation. ” An et.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 19, 2025

This article explores common signs and symptoms, risk factors associated with blood pressure abnormalities, and when medical attention may be warranted. Understanding what constitutes healthy blood pressure ranges and recognizing symptoms of high and low blood pressure empowers you to monitor your health proactively.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The draft guidance provides recommendations for collection and reporting of chemical characterization data and discusses the topics of information gathering, test article extraction, chemical analysis, and data reporting. However, it is very common to have “tentative” or “unknown” identifications in chemical characterization studies.

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FDA Law

MAY 25, 2022

Javitt — On April 19, FDA issued a safety communication regarding genetic non-invasive prenatal screening, commonly referred to as non-invasive prenatal tests or NIPT ( here ). NIPT are intended to screen for genetic abnormalities in a fetus. Mullen & Jeffrey N. Gibbs & Gail H.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

The US Preventive Services Task Force , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and the American College of Chest Physicians recommend annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for adults 50 to 80 years of age who have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have smoked within the past 15 years.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 16, 2025

is one of only a few countries in the world that relies on colonoscopy as a primary method of screening for colorectal cancer (rather than reserving it for the evaluation of people who test positive on stool-based screenings). But an analysis published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicates that it does not.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore what makes primary care essential, how it differs from other types of care, and what you should look for when choosing the best primary care provider in Michigan. Preventive care includes regular health screenings, vaccinations, and lifestyle advice aimed at keeping you in optimal health.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

High social risk burden in adults with IBD drives emergency care use and medication gaps—spotlighting the urgent need for social screening in clinical practice. Source: cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(25)00460-4/abstract The post Social Risk Burden and Its Impact on Healthcare Use in IBD first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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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. So this is something. Of course.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

What are ways we should screen for falls? 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. We pepper Sarah with questions ranging from: Why should we care about falls? Alex 04:10 Wow.

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 19, 2024

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. The single best way to ensure early detection is to get screened regularly, which can include a colonoscopy. Today, J.J.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Jessie, welcome back to GeriPal.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Read the American Journal of Public Health article, " T alking About “Firearm Injury” and “Gun Violence”: Words Matter." Users can navigate pre-deployment preparation, on-the-ground assistance, post-deployment resources, and more—at the touch of a button from the home screen. LINK to article

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