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Telehealth Rollbacks Leave Patients Stranded

The Direct Doctors Difference

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. Of course, certain things still need office visits, but many do not require them clinically. The rollbacks of telehealth coverage are not helping.

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Announcing a new 5 part comprehensive education series featuring the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Choosing Wisely recommendations

PEMBlog

Do not obtain radiographs in children with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first-time wheezing. Do not obtain screening laboratory tests in the medical clearance process of pediatric patients who require inpatient psychiatric admission unless clinically indicated.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

When I started over 20 years ago, saw babies being born, used to do circumcisions in clinics, and then taking care of patients as they got more mature in their life, so to speak, and really loved that. They’re due for cervical cancer screening, that they get that if they are due for a lab test, they get that.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? This guide will help you understand the different types of clinics and services they offer, so you can make an informed decision about where to seek medical care. It's a common challenge many people face.

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Michigan's Best Primary Care: Here’s Why It's a Game Changer for Your Health!

Plum Health

While urgent care clinics are great for immediate, non-life-threatening issues like a sprained ankle or flu symptoms, they don’t provide the long-term, personalized care that primary care does. Preventive care includes regular health screenings, vaccinations, and lifestyle advice aimed at keeping you in optimal health.

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Fire Smoke Exposure May Trigger Immune Dysfunction

Physician's Weekly

Parallel epigenetic mapping identified methylation changes at 133 gene loci linked to allergy and asthma, suggesting that toxic metals may help drive durable gene-regulatory alterations. Lead study author Mary M. Johnson, MD, PhD , of Harvard T.H.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. But experts say the risks can be lowered through heart screenings, close monitoring and giving magnesium before and during treatment, The Times added in its report. The process could take years.