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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Healthcare Professionals Among healthcare professionals, potential barriers include lack of education, safety concerns, and obesity stigma/weight bias. Waldrop, MD , and colleagues identified barriers to obesity medications more broadly—and potential solutions. They published their insights in Nature Medicine.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

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Pros and Cons of Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss: What You Should Know

Dr. Michael Bazel

Studies suggest it may help lower blood sugar, improve insulin sensitivity, and reduce inflammation—factors that are crucial for maintaining a healthy weight and preventing chronic diseases. Also Read: What Is Nutrition Counseling and How it Can Help You Achieve Your Weight Management Goals Who Should Consider Intermittent Fasting?

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

But the thing that really motivates me is seeing, you know, and trying to manage later stage, you know, we can call them complications of people who haven’t had a diagnosis are now really in, you know, a world of complexity around other conditions, around managing life and managing practical things.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Because often what we hear from patients, “I do a lot of pain management research,” but mood comes up in that a lot, is that, “Oh, I don’t want to talk to my doctor about this. And then the NCCN now has a similar guideline requiring comprehensive distress management for their accreditation in cancer centers.

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

Management of chronic pain in the elderly: focus on transdermal buprenorphine. And how am I going to manage their pain? And then part of our role as folks in palliative care who as Katie mentioned, really try to help folks manage distress around serious illness. Two great videos on buprenorphine initiation. Transcript.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Two hundred seventy-six of the healthcare professionals were reached (response rate: 85.4%). Chronic Disease Yes 35 (51.5) 56.1% (n=155) of the participants thought that the COVID-19 vaccine would effectively prevent and control the disease. Chronic Disease Yes 35 (51.5) 150 (54.3) 126 (45.7)