Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

METHOD/PARTICIPANTS: A 21-item survey questionnaire was mailed to 489 adult patients ages 18-75 with DM type 2 empaneled to 3 primary care clinics, who had hemoglobin A1c of =/>8% and who gave research authorization. However, 49% worried about the future and possibility of serious complications.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

They also nicely summarize drugs in development for MASLD and how various medications work in different ways to benefit the liver. MASLD is the leading reason for referral to a hepatologist in many US medical centers. The authors also talk about how some of the newer medications appear to confer benefit without any weight loss.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection High blood pressure is a well-known medical condition that many people understand is a risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is also a risk for lesser known but no less serious conditions.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital.

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

JANUARY 24, 2022

Depending on your personal medical history and open discussion with your physician, this will guide your treatment plan. What are some of the complications from having hypertension? At that time, you may need to start to incorporate blood pressure medications.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 12, 2025

Following your physician’s treatment regimen, which may include medication and lifestyle adjustments, can help you regain control of your blood pressure management, regardless of your age. But for some people with high genetic risk or who have struggled to make impactful changes, medication may be necessary as an additional measure.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

“The researchers found that 63% of heavy lifetime cannabis users exhibited reduced brain activity during a working memory task,” according to a press release by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. It’s more complicated than that. Heavy lifetime use [Cohen d =-0.28 (95%CI, -0.50

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Alex 00:09 We are delighted to welcome S oo Borson, who is a primary care oriented geriatric psychiatrist. Who do we have with us today?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes.

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33 Charts

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Parents of medically complex children know their kids better than I do. Alot of chronic and primary care is responding and reacting to changes in the status quo. It’s complicated when we can’t identify what our job is. Medical training gave me the background to begin to learn all of this. Tweak and adjust.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

Donors, government ministries, agencies and academic partners regularly cascade requests for data that multiply and complicate the simple interaction into a complex, and often redundant, set of data requirements for the same singular interaction. Digital uptake is more prevalent in high-volume and urban hospital networks.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends discussing family planning and preconception counseling at the domestic medical exam (DME), yet there is little guidance on specific counseling needs in this population. To help achieve this, we examined pregnancy outcomes among newcomers at a primary care practice in Philadelphia, PA.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Red flags that you should always ask about include hematemesis, melana, dysphagia, and Unintentional weight loss, these all need further investigation for complications like esophagitis or another diagnosis such as EOE or peptic ulcer disease. pylori, medication overuse, particularly NSAIDs or other stressors. I haven’t tried it.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

Then I went to medical school and I thought, “Well, should I go into psych? But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. We had diabetes, hypertension, risky medications. Should I do neuro?

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Dr. Michael Bazel

APRIL 29, 2025

The truth is, men are statistically more likely to delay medical visits, putting themselves at higher risk for conditions that could have been detected early and managed effectively. Why Preventive Care for Men Matters Preventive care isn’t just about treating illness when it arises; it’s about staying one step ahead of it.

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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. Regular visits to a primary care clinic can make a world of difference in your overall health.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I was really fascinated not only with the medical side of things, but some of the. I knew I wanted to do palliative medicine pretty early Even in medical school. And I was particularly drawn to the cancer patient population and really thinking about that integration into standard care. Anish 04:13 Yeah. Thank you.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to postpone medical appointments until something feels wrong. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 13, 2025

While some of these changes are inevitable, many can be managed effectively with early intervention and regular medical care. A primary care physician ( PCP ) can help identify potential health problems and risks, provide preventative measures, and recommend the right screenings or treatments.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. These symptoms require immediate medical attention.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: 1) Demonstrate the feasibility of collecting data from prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) for population health reporting, 2) analyze trends in PDMP and electronic health record patient data relative to CDC guidelines and 3) identify use of patient-centered measures for pain management in primary care.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

These medications have powerful effects in the treatment of diabetes and reduction of risk for cardiovascular disease, but they are best known now for their ability to result in significant weight loss. I care for many patients in recovery from eating disorders, and I have personal experience with eating disorders in myself and loved ones.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This is Sarah Berry, who is at the Hebrew Senior Life and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical center and Harvard Medical School. And the big things that we think about as far as complications, so there, obviously the thing that comes to everybody’s mind is like fractures. Looking at medications, I think is a really big one.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2022

When I was a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, I participated in their Ethics track. This included additional classes in medical ethics as well as a scholarly project examining the medical ethics of a specific clinical situation. There is no easy or "correct" answer in these situations.

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Vida Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Talk to your doctor if you are experiencing mood changes or anxiety symptoms- treatment is available whether through therapy and/or medication and can help you start feeling like yourself again. At Vida Family Medicine we offer comprehensive care for new parents and their babies from the 4th trimester and beyond.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

She called the NIH news “a complicated mix of emotions,” CNN said. “We We still need an organized medical response, and this should have happened immediately after the disaster,” she added. “My We desperately need real medical support.”

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit. Der Simonian and her patients.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System. As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician.

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Patient-Centered Complication IT Patients 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. Emmy: But we know that physiologic changes with aging, like decreasing night vision and so forth, as well as medications, as well as medical conditions, can all affect whether you can drive.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? And I came to the now I think naive conclusion that fixing and avoiding complications was the secret. They were more likely to have a major inpatient surgical complication. She falls and breaks her hip.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

And so I trained as an epidemiologist before medical school, and started out studying prostate cancer. And in my medical training, becoming a primary care doctor, I realized that older adults, women and men were having a lot of these same symptoms. And so really am fascinated by tough medical decisions.

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GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

We additionally have a debate/discussion about which outcomes of ACP matter most, including Terri Fried’s commentary in JAGS that caregiver outcomes matter more than goal concordant care (the “holy grail”), completion of advance directives, or changes in health care services use. Complicated grief? Did they have PTSD?

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