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Are you on track with your sustainability goals?

My Green Doctor

From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us. Todd Sack, Executive Director, My Green Doctor Are you on track with your sustainability goals? Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to lead on climate—and their patients are listening.

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Episode 74: On COVID-19 – A case-based discussion with Drs. Block, Thakur, and Chin-Hong

The Clinical Problem Solvers

He is a medical educator who specializes in treating infectious diseases, particularly infections that develop in patients who have suppressed immune systems, such as as solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients and HIV+ organ transplant recipients. He has interests in medical ethics and critical illness communication.

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Detroit Air Quality Update June 29th 2023

Plum Health

Visibility is good and asthma exacerbations happen with fewer frequency. There are several ill health effects that can happen with prolonged exposure to poor air quality. The typical air quality index is closer to 30. This is an acceptable level of air quality where the air feels good, with no smoke, smog, or haze in the air.

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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 abdominal radiographs for suspected constipation Do not obtain comprehensive viral panel testing for patients who have suspected respiratory viral illnesses.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

Organizations such as EyeSustain and My Green Doctor are educating clinicians and practice managers on ways to reduce medical waste and are promoting research on this topic. From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us. That’s where My Green Doctor comes in.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. uh, ill defined epigastric or chest pain, and it’s often worse by eating or lying down after meals. And some other symptoms that you gotta think about in reflux, chronic cough, hoarseness, or even asthma like symptoms.