Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? Navigating the healthcare system can be daunting, especially when you're unwell or caring for someone who is. How do you choose the right clinic when every option seems equally promising?

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Our Mesa clinic is conveniently located and designed for accessibility, with same-day appointments often available for urgent needs.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Based on this surge in evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists recently updated their guidelines for care of older adults to state that all older adults receiving systemic therapy (including chemo, immuno, targeted, hormonal therapy) should receive geriatric assessment guided care. Mazie, welcome to GeriPal. Alex: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Who do we have with us today?

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Alex: And joining us via Zoom, we have Charlotta Lindvall, who is a palliative care physician researcher who studies the intersection of natural language processing and communication data at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, where she also works in clinical informatics. I’m sure this is a subject we will return to, given the rapid progress on AI.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. Alex 04:07 A heart failure clinic playing in the background. Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. He’s in Boston. Parag 01:06 Thank you.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

My transition was very public at Sinai, and in a way, I became like a poster child for living my truth in terms of being trans, having lived and embracing different intersectional identities, being an immigrant woman of trans experience, identifying as a straight woman and as a professional. Jace, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This tool provides a clinical recommendation for starting/stopping medications and cancer screening based on the prognosis of the patient in front of you. Think of the 10 years it takes to benefit from colon or breast cancer screening, which is designed to detect slow growing cancers. See screenshot below. James: Thanks for having me.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. But before we get into this topic, does someone have a song request? Chrissy: I do. Alex: (Singing).

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

I, for example, had one patient, I remember during my fellowship, I was in geriatrics clinic and had a very well read patient who came in and was reading a New York Times article, I think in the well section at one point. Alex 02:21 For Eric 02:21 For unrepresented older adults. Tim 02:29 Yeah, it’s such an honor to make a song request.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

And my wife went to over, I want to say, 20 concerts. Eric 00:58 Have you been to a concert? Nate 00:59 I went one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I’m so glad I did. I loved it and this was his favorite song and so I wanted to do it. Alex 01:07 And Bruce Springsteen did a stage dive. We were talking about this before. Nate 01:11 Very healthy man.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Praised by the FDA, Alzheimer’s Association (AA), and Pharma as a “game changer”, but derided by others for the drug’s lack of clinical efficacy, risk of severe adverse effects, absence of diversity in trial populations, high costs, and an FDA approval process that was in the kindest words “rife with irregularities”. Dementia Matters.

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GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Others cited the call from communities to meet them where they are – be they senior centers, Black-owned businesses, or churches (we have a podcast planned in the fall with Fayron Epps and Karen Moss on the church setting). In a group visit there is a social norming effect – “if my neighbor is doing it, perhaps I should be doing it to?”

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GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

Like a lot of organizations, corporations, professionals, societies, we put out a statement that basically said we stood against violence and other forms of discrimination following his murder. Ramona: I do. It’s called A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Eric: And can you describe why you picked that song? Alex: Thank you.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

MARCH 24, 2020

These are the fears of the medical community, and they relate not just to the likelihood that our hospitals and clinics will soon be flooded with people, but that the staff working in those hospitals will be washed away, trampled over or blasted apart by the illness itself.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As Alex Lee says on our podcast today, all prognostic models will be wrong (in some circumstances and for some patients); our job is to make prognostic models that are clinically useful. As Sei Lee notes, the argument for developing prognostic models has won the day, and we increasingly use prognostic scores in clinical decision making.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Eduardo 03:38 A ll I can say is that the reason why I’m here is because I was a failed professional bass player. Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. I feel like I recognize it when I see it, but I struggle to give a clear definition or provide effective ways to address it.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary What is a healthy diet and how much does it really matter that we try to eat one as we age? That’s the topic of this week’s podcast with three amazing guests: Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston. Emily Johnston is a registered dietitian, nutrition researcher, and Assistant professor at NYU.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

Funding for research and clinical care is at risk, as USAID and PEPFAR (which is under USAID), are shuttered. And when she was here, she co founded the Golden Compass Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital for older adults living with HIV. Millions of lives are at stake. Meredith wore a shirt that said Silence=death.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. Jessica, welcome back to GeriPal. So here is a little bit.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary There is a growing push to change how we define Alzheimer’s disease from what was historically a clinically defined syndrome to a newer biological definition based on the presence of positive amyloid biomarkers. He’s been on several podcasts about this issue. Jason, welcome back to GeriPal.

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