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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. And, as the NEJM article points out, there are no financial incentives to have nurses or other non-providers manage routine problems like hypertension in our current system.

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Why Is It Important For You To Take Care Of Your Body?

Mesa Family Physician

The answer is simple: proactive mental health care allows you to build resilience, manage stress effectively, and maintain emotional balance even during difficult times. Why Should We Take Care Of Our Bodies? Your body is remarkable—it works tirelessly to keep you alive and functioning.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests George Kuchel & Alison Huang have no relationships to disclose. Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. Is there any relationship between frailty and urinary incontinence?

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How to manage GLP-1s in the hospital

Today's Hospitalist

Key takeaways: Hospitalists will increasingly have to manage inpatients taking GLP-1s. THE BLOCKBUSTER GLP-1 receptor agonists are a transformative class of medications increasingly tied to better outcomes across a variety of conditions and organ systems, not just in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Christine Twining, MD, Chair, ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on April 1, 2025. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address. Our goal is to help Mesa’s senior population maintain independence and quality of life through proactive health management.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

He was describing his, like, 87 year old grandma who was placed on a low salt diabetic diet. So I have a two and a half year old, and during my last pregnancy, I had gestational diabetes. People’s goals are often much more than, you know, perfect management or heart failure, even living as long as possible. And this is an.