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Q&A: Physicians Weigh Improvements in MASLD Treatment Against Gaps in Assessment Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Srivastava: This study is crucial because it provides robust evidence supporting weight loss as a primary intervention for MASLD. With the rising prevalence of obesity and related liver diseases, it is essential to have clear, evidence-based guidelines for managing these conditions. PW: How may this summary affect patient care?

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

I’d also like to give a shout out to a recent ACP article on HFpEF with an outstanding contribution from Ariela Orkaby, geriatrician extraordinaire (we also just did a podcast with her on frailty ). ** This podcast is not CME eligible. And I think as a primary care doctor, I want to know the number needed to treat.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Nate 14:25 Oh.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. And so the article focuses on the work of these three men who were mostly gang involved and did something really bad when they were young.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. GPs Provide Most Healthcare The following graph shows that by far most patient/doctor contacts are with GPs. 21 More than 45% of primary care patients have multimorbidity (based on 700,000 US patients).