Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

I’m a rheumatologist and a physician scientist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and today we’ll be talking about giant cell arthritis as a medical emergency and what we can do about it. Hello, it’s great to be with you. I am Dr. Adam Killian. Louis University. Sometimes we may not actually have giant cell arteritis.

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Myriad Genetics

MAY 20, 2025

Among those diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety, 62% of patients whose healthcare provider did not use PGx testing wish they had been informed about it. “I Roberts was struggling with her mental health after a string of painful life events, including her mother’s passing and other family members’ chronic health issues. “My

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To diagnose bladder rupture, CT cystography is the preferred diagnostic test. However, if a patient exhibits hematuria (blood in the urine), suprapubic pain, abdominal pain, or experiences difficulty or inability to urinate after a traumatic event, evaluation for bladder injury must be conducted.

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Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

You might start skipping social events to avoid "unhealthy" foods, skipping meals if your “safe” foods aren’t available, or over-exercising despite injury or illness. Those with higher BMIs are at the greatest risk , but unfortunately they are often not diagnosed and simply told to keep losing weight, which only worsens the problem.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 12, 2025

You Can Stop Taking Medication If Your Numbers Improve Being diagnosed with hypertension means a lifetime of managing this condition through some combination of medication and lifestyle adjustments. Having Smaller “Mini” Heart Attacks Reduces Your Risk For A Major Event A heart attack of any size indicates existing cardiovascular disease.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. What would it take to transform dementia care? Alex: We have a full house today. We’re delighted to welcome Judy Long, who’s a palliative care chaplain at UCSF and a caregiver. Judy, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Judy: Thank you. It’s great to be here. Alex: Great. So take it away. When was that, 2010?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X” – and I have absolutely no idea what X is. Modern subspecialist practice advances at such a remarkably rapid pace, it can be hard to keep up. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. This measures both acid and non acid reflux events. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation.

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CDOCS

MAY 4, 2021

I diagnosed this case to be complex, requiring extensive bone regeneration, possibly with multiple grafts and informed this patient of the risks, timeline and complexity of his case. The Atlantis lab always includes an insertion jig with these kinds of abutments to make the insertion visit a non-event.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. Only a few received stage 1 diagnoses. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews using the Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx) methodology. Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) guided this work.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We’ve also invited two amazing cardiologists, Parag Goyal and Nicole Superville, to join us about GDMT in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and in Heart Failure with preserved EF (HFpEF). He’s in Boston. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. Parag 01:06 Thank you.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

With the direct primary care model, your insurance is used for what it is intended to cover: catastrophic health events, hospitalizations, specialist care, imaging, and surgery. The practice doesn't depend on the insurance company to say whether they will pay for a certain procedure or a particular test, and how much. Learn more.","robots":"index","keywords":"skin

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Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Many events can cause the blockage of an artery, with the most common causes discussed here: Arterial thrombosis: the formation of a clot within the arterial system itself. This results in decreased oxygen delivery to the tissue, leading to damage and even tissue death. Clots can form at cholesterol plaques in two different ways.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary It’s been over two years since one of the worst product launches of all time – Aduhelm (aducanumab). Eric: Yeah, he is the host of my favorite dementia podcast. Dementia Matters. If you haven’t checked out that podcast, please do. Dementia Matters. Nate: Thank you guys for having me. Nate, is it you?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The recent focus on nursing facilities and long term supportive services during the pandemic, along with key gaps. How HHS and ASPE solicit input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults and how much it impacts policy decisions (spoiler alert: this involvement is CRUCIAL). How to make your voice heard and get involved. Welcome back Lona.

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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

So if you haven’t been to this event, there is a literature review where we. Annie 02:31 So if you go to the A G S meeting every year, you know that this group of three individuals comprises the AGS literature update. So this is something. This is the plenary to attend. It is a sold out crowd. Of course. We will step aside. Go Cubs, go.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

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. MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Eduardo 00:57 Thanks.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

Eric: So we’re going to be talking about the intersection between structural racism and ageism, but before we go into that topic, Ramona, I think you have a song request for Alex. 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. I love this song.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

Jennifer’s study is most widely known for the “kicker” – not only did it improve quality of life, palliative care was associated with a couple months longer survival. . Areej’s study is remarkably novel in that it is, to our knowledge, the first study of palliative care during curative treatment. . Alex: (singing). Areej: Wow.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. It was refreshing to hear Scott and Kate express similar sentiments. Much more to come. And I get to play Phish, who Scott has seen about 100 times in concert. I saw them only twice.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

The Assessment highlights various trends related to chronic disease diagnoses (such as increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) with associated trends in prescribing practices. complex public health issues within 100(!)

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

Alex 00:17 So who came up with this name? Eric 00:19 Miguel Paniagua. We heard from him that he was going to do an ACP session on between two earns, including a funeral director or mortician, to talk about it in a play on B etween T wo F erns. Alex 00:35 Yep. And I gave it this title, talking about how we can get plenty more of everything but time.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Eric: 1982. James: … alive in the 1980s, but yes, you sang Forever Young by Bob Dylan around three years ago, and then Eric jokingly started singing this song, and so now it’s about time to fulfill Eric’s request. Alex Smith: Sei, do you have any comment? It was kind of the junior high party. Alex Smith: (Singing). Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 3, 2024

As BJ MIller writes in the foreword, “ May this book be a portal — a way for us to move beyond the unwise territory of trying to ‘do it right’ and into the transcendent terrain of noticing what we can notice, loving who we love, and letting death — like life –surprise us with its ineffable beauty. I got questions. Thank you, Alex.

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GeriPal

JUNE 26, 2025

Those disruptive events or shocks often portend a major decline in function from which people with dementia never fully recover. Today we talk about disruptive events, or health and wealth shocks. So thought it related to our theme of disruptive events about different ways in which you may experience an early demise.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. But before we jump into that topic, Jennifer, do you have a song request for Alex? Jennifer 01:20 I do have a song request for Alex. Saw them play a couple times.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary You may have heard of Area Agencies on Aging, but do you really know what they do or how they do it? What about State Departments of Aging or state master plans for aging? Do you know how these agencies fit in with programs like Meals-on-Wheels or other nutritional support programs? Susan: It is my anthem.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. You got it.

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GeriPal

APRIL 21, 2022

The impossiblity which is life, which is everything, and death, which is the end of life. As Mary Oliver tells us In Blackwater Woods , and I’m paraphrasing here, we must to hold it to our bones, knowing our lives depend on it, and when the time comes, to let it go. To let it go. . Poetry helps us grapple with our own experiences of illness.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Alex: We’re delighted to welcome back Jason Karlawish, who’s a Geriatrician and Professor of Medicine at Penn and Director of the Penn Memory Center. He’s been on several podcasts about this issue. Jason, welcome back to GeriPal. Jason: It’s great to be back, Alex and Eric. Eric: Wonderful. laughter] Heather: Good point.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

Physician burnout describes a dangerous mix of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a loss of meaning in work. It’s now so common that more than half of all doctors report symptoms, with medical students , residents , and even senior clinicians feeling pushed to the brink. But is it really burnout—or something more serious? To be real.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Testing and outreach for HIV faltered in the South , a region that accounts for more than half of all HIV diagnoses. Half of new diagnoses today are in the South and a third are among people with low incomes. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday.

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GeriPal

JULY 16, 2024

Eric Widera reminds us of the history of the Goldwater Act created by the American Psychological Association in the 1960s which states that psychiatrists should refrain from diagnosing public figures, and the American Medical Association code of ethics which likewise discourages armchair diagnosis (rule established in 2017). Ken 02:33 Bravo.

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PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

If you have two or more febrile seizures, you have a 50% chance of subsequent events. This episode is all about febrile seizures, one of the most common neurological problems that you will see in the emergency department in children. And you know what? I’m going to structure this episode like a bit of a question and answer session.

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