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A Pearl From Medical School

A Country Doctor Writes

I’ve never heard any of my American colleagues talk about that, although there are several articles about the connection if you Google it. I ordered some lab tests, including a sed rate. A few weeks ago I saw a man who wasn’t feeling well. It came back at 100 mm, five times the normal limit.

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) organizations determine the value of health technologies such as medical devices, lab tests, or medications. After de-duplication, the selection process started with 4922 articles. Main outcome measures: Situational relevance, cognitive/affective impact (e.g.,

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Holistic Treatment for Menopause: A Whole-Body Approach

AMMD

In this article, you’ll learn how to easily transition into this next chapter of your life with non-hormonal therapies to help women move through menopause with ease. As a functional medicine physician, I’ve guided thousands of women just like you through menopause using a whole-body, root-cause approach.

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Working Out – Dan Minter

The Clinical Problem Solvers

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. Were they simply born with superior brains?

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

Today we are coming back for more (or less given the content), talking about the following articles with their lead authors: First up, we talk with Ariel Green about her article in JAMA Network on preferred phrases a clinician may use to explain why they should reduce or stop the medication. Ariel: Yes. And costs you money.

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

He overheard the term and used it to describe himself and clinic staff in a 1974 article on staff burnout detailing long-term physical and psychological job stress. Wendy Dean and Simon Talbot with their landmark 2018 article, Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ So what’s the real issue? They’re suffering from moral injury.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

There are lab tests, imaging studies, vaccines, and screening questions for people in different age groups, as well as for folks with certain lifestyle habits. Melissa Boylan MD, FAAFP Family Physician and Owner of Noreta Family Medicine NoretaFamilyMed.com ← Read Past Articles Here! Read My Latest News!