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Evaluation of Primary Care Provider Utilization by Asthma Patients after the Implementation of Coach McLungsSM [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Significant disparities in asthma outcomes occur by gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Patients with the worst outcomes often lack continuity of primary care and receive care at emergency departments during exacerbations. Design and Analysis: Patients were evaluated for 6-month pre/post.

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

Permanente Medicine

Khang Nguyen, MD, chief transformation officer of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, discusses how AI can increase clinicians’ joy in medicine and improve patient outcomes with Chris Grant, chief operating offer and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, and host of the Permanente Medicine Podcast.

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9 Symptoms of Leaky Gut & What To Do

AMMD

In contrast, we in functional medicine view the body as a whole unit working together — with your gut being the center of it all. (1) Many patients see their lab results improve. Conventional medicine does not recognize leaky gut syndrome as a medical condition. They view the body as a group of different systems. 1) Let me explain.

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Ninth Circuit Upholds FDA’s Authority to Regulate Stem Cell Clinic Treatments

FDA Law Blog

California Stem Cell Treatment Center, Inc., At the clinics, Defendants offer treatments that consist of extracting fat tissue from patients and, through a multi-step process, turning that tissue into a liquefied mixture of stem cells, other cells and cell debris known as Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF). By Steven J. 21 U.S.C. §

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. Do you prefer a full-service medical center or a walk-in clinic? No more googling "ER near me" in a panic; you can get quick and competent care at an urgent care center.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

It’s easier to concentrate on cure, diagnosis, cure. We included people with bronchial asthma and many people with paralysis, paraplegia. And then there are a number of groups that go out in vans and cars and go out into the surrounding community of Kerala to provide care for patients who are in their homes.

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