Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Cycle of Dieting When you're told to lose weight for health reasons, you might start eating more fruits and veggies, exercising more, and cutting back on alcohol. This can be disheartening, leading to a cycle of stricter diets, increased frustration, and worse physical and mental health.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

To diagnose and treat a patient, a healthcare professional listens to the patient, reads their health files, looks at medical images and interprets laboratory results. The latest – and perhaps biggest – hit was the announcement of ChatGPT-4o from OpenAI. However, medicine, by nature, is multimodal as are humans.

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

These behaviors can be physically and psychologically harmful even if the person does not meet full criteria for being diagnosed with an eating disorder. Food is an important part of life- for our physical health, mental health, and our social well being and enjoyment of life. There are no "good" or "bad" foods.

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Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

How is Raynaud's Phenomenon diagnosed? Educating patients on the link between emotional stress and Raynaud's phenomenon is important and attention to mental health disorders should be considered. What is Raynaud's Phenomenon? This means that the body reacts as it is supposed to, but in an exaggerated way.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In fact, some Emergency Departments note that as many as one tenth of their patient volume is mental health. They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Pediatric behavior and mental health is an epidemic, and one that is likely to get even worse.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 18, 2025

Doctors have little time to process their trauma Doctors are exposed to intense suffering—child abuse, domestic violence, terminal diagnoses, and death. Since many states ask invasive mental health questions on license applications, physicians fear being labeled “unfit” to practice. How can we improve physician mental health?

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Dr. Michael Bazel

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

While these terms are often used interchangeably, they actually refer to different phases, each with its own set of symptoms and effects on health. It is officially diagnosed when a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a period, meaning the ovaries have stopped releasing eggs and producing most of their estrogen.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

JUNE 5, 2021

Later on in the day, a panel discussed the mental health issues that covid has triggered in the general population, and in doctors. I asked what is the main barrier which prevents doctors from seeking help for mental distress, and the answer from Dr Íde Delargy was “stigma”. I had another miscarriage and it happened again.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

U=U is a very relevant and necessary message that should be part of any intervention that addresses ART adherence, viral load suppression, stigma, and mental health. This message should be incorporated into counseling during routine clinic visits, especially for people recently diagnosed with HIV.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Many patients find that health questions arise between appointments but get forgotten during the actual visit. Review your family health history, particularly any new diagnoses among blood relatives since your last appointment. This ensures both comprehensive preventive care and thorough evaluation of specific health concerns.”

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Elissa Kozlov, who’s a geropsychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Health, Behavior Society and Policy at Rutgers School of Public Health, and is also director of a newly developed MPH in Public Population Aging. Des, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Eric: Oh, wow.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Also delighted to welcome, Devon Check, who is a health services and implementation researcher, and assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine. Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Eric and I remember him from that time and he’s now at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is associate professor in the department of social and behavioral health. Jace, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Jace 00:37 Thank you so much, Alex and Eric, it’s nice to be here with you. And I’m happy to share my story.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

I enjoy seeing patients for all kinds of visits as well – mental health, physicals, GYN concerns, coughs/colds, etc. I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen a patient and discovered additional diagnoses after they had been to urgent care. In fact, I enjoy patients who are engaged in their care and ask questions.

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

It’s been around for a long time but is acting like the hot new kid in town. Just look at this year’s AAHPM meeting, where it felt like every other session was talking about how hot buprenorphine is right now. But does this drug really live up to the hype? Eric: And why Under Pressure. Alex: So we’ll see what these come out like. Right, Katie?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He studies the mental health system in the ways in which it has failed children and adolescents, and he writes about his experience with cancer in a blog, the Billgardner.substack.com, Billgardner, one word. We have a Canadian theme going. We just had Harvey Chochinov on. Bill, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Was it April 1st?”

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Welcome back, Ashwin. Ashwin Kotwal: Excited to be back. Eric: Now, it’s interesting.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. It is the slippery slope made real. Oh my gosh.

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AMMD

APRIL 1, 2025

Technically, no… but it’s a little more complicated than that. I’ll explain more about what I mean in a moment. Before I do, I want to set the intention for this article. We’re going to discuss what candida is and how it spreads. I’ll also share ways you can fix and prevent candida overgrowth from a functional medicine perspective. Let me explain.

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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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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 1, 2023

Eating disorders are considered mental health conditions but they affect every aspect of a person's health. Eating disorders are some of the most deadly of mental health conditions, second only to opiate addiction. Eating disorders affect people of all ages, races, and genders.

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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 7, 2022

We discussed the nature of pain, what makes chronic pain different from acute pain, what’s the difference between proprioception, pain, and suffering, and so much more. Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Haider. It’s just such a pleasure to be back.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. We’ll cover why the GUIDE model is important (hint – it all comes down to funding), how it was developed, what components will it include, and how it will be evaluated.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Understanding the Three Types of Preventive Care Before diving into specific examples, it’s important to understand that preventive health care is categorized into three distinct types: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. These measures are taken after a disease has been diagnosed.

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

And now what we have all been waiting for, our keynote speaker on today’s theme of mental health. In fact, with this fountain of youth that I discovered for health professionals you might as well just skip the vaginal rejuvenation and forget about stem cells for your erectile dysfunction. I give you Dr. Pamela Wible.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

It had clawed back more than $11 billion in federal public health grants to states and abruptly terminated millions of dollars in funds for HIV work in the United States. Testing and outreach for HIV faltered in the South , a region that accounts for more than half of all HIV diagnoses.

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