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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

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Portable Assay Offers Rapid, Low-Cost TB Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

Researchers have engineered a portable “lab‑in‑tube” (LIT) assay that detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA directly from blood, saliva, or sputum in less than 60 minutes at a relatively low cost, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.

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Episode 177: Wdx #10 – Negotiations

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Katrina Armstrong is the Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chair of the Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of Massachusetts General Hospital. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Society of Clinical Investigation.

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How Your Emotional Health Impacts Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

It’s similar to revving a car engine for too long while staying still. People with clinical depression often have elevated cortisol levels, potentially leading to high blood pressure over time. However, chronic stress keeps your body in a continuous state of high alert.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

4) Cureskin The artificial intelligence-based app was developed by two engineers previously working for Google , and it aims to compensate for the lack of dermatologists in India. In the continent-sized country, approximately 11,000 skin care specialists are working, which means less than one dermatologist for 100,000 people.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

We learned this and much more, and I had a great time making engine noises singing the Woody Guthrie song “driving in my car.” . I don’t practice clinically in outpatient settings, and often the folks I’m seeing are there for other kinds of issues. Additional Links: (A to Z – under driving). OT programs).

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Artificial Intelligence: Charlotta Lindvall, Matt DeCamp, Sei Lee

GeriPal

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. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Charlotta. Charlotta: Thank you.

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