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Q&A: Physicians Weigh Improvements in MASLD Treatment Against Gaps in Assessment Strategies

Physician's Weekly

As rates of MASLD, which is linked to obesity and diabetes, rise, new therapies have emerged, but better diagnostic and monitoring strategies are needed. MASLD is the leading reason for referral to a hepatologist in many US medical centers. Referral to a weight management center can help.

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How to Choose the Best Hormone Doctor in Connecticut for Your Needs

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

When you’re living with diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis or another hormonal condition, working with the right hormone doctor is crucial for getting the care you need and staying healthy. But choosing a doctor can feel daunting, especially when there are many hormone doctors in your area.

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

GeriPal

And I think one key part is educating the field, not just my fellow cardiologists, but also primary care doctors, geriatricians, that there’s this heart failure syndrome that is kind of sneaky, and it’s kind of difficult to diagnose any. Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. Eric 14:10 Yeah.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

Nate also wrote a NEJM piece last year on Alzheimers Disease, Biomarkers, and mAbs What Does Primary Care Need? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. GPs Provide Most Healthcare The following graph shows that by far most patient/doctor contacts are with GPs. 21 More than 45% of primary care patients have multimorbidity (based on 700,000 US patients).