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Episode 101: Human Dx unknown with Sharmin & BMC/Brigham residents – Abdominal pain, dyspnea & confusion

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Born and raised in Toronto, he attended Boston University for medical school and loved it so much that he stayed on for his internal medicine residency. Outside of medicine he enjoys cheering on his beloved Toronto sport teams, jogging along the Charles River, and exploring the beautiful city of Boston.

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g., All participants are referred to receive free produce ("standard of care").

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Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) at an urban academic medical center in the Midwest. Population Studied: Adults (≥18 years) who receive care at an affiliated clinic, screen positive for food insecurity, have a T2D diagnosis, and an A1c level > 7.5%.

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Episode 46 – Human Dx Unknown with Rabih and UAB residents Drs. Shipley & Urquiaga – Anorexia and cough

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Shipley & Urquiaga Download CPSolvers App here Human Dx case link Case referred by Dr. Robert Thomas Dr. Mariana Urquiaga Mariana Urquiaga is a second-year internal medicine resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also a Section Editor for adult medicine cases at the Human Diagnosis Project.

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You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

PEMBlog

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The PanDerm artificial intelligence (AI) model improves skin cancer diagnosis when used by doctors, according to a research article published online June 6 in Nature Medicine. PanDerm outperformed clinicians by 10.2 percent across 128 skin conditions on clinical photographs.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs.