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Unsorted: Welcome to my World!

A Country Doctor Writes

A patient appointment for a physical could yield a cancer suspicion or diagnosis. A quick visit for a skin rash could land a high school senior in the hospital for a leukemia workup. An appointment for chest pain could lead to an intervention for domestic violence. And sometimes because you hear, see or palpate something suspicious.

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Electronic Nudge Letters Do Not Improve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in CKD

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Neither delivery of electronic nudge letters nor letters to general practice increase uptake of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 7 in Circulation. Kristoffer Grundtvig Skaarup, M.D.,

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Episode 353: Rafael Medina Subspecialty Series – AMS “Treat before Diagnosis”

The Clinical Problem Solvers

John Woller is an academic hospitalist working in the Johns Hopkins Hospital in the Division of Hospital Medicine. As a clinical coach and Associate Program Director for clinical reasoning and bedside medicine, John is enthusiastic about teaching medical students and Osler residents at the bedside.

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AAP Offers Guidance for Genetic Evaluation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Physician's Weekly

from Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues note that genetic testing should be selected by phenotype when possible. If medical history, family history, clinical examination, and corollary testing do not lead to a suspected diagnosis, an agnostic or “hypothesis-free” approach is proposed. Rodan, M.D.,

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images.

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Increased pediatric metabolic imbalance incidence during pandemic indicates problem with the early diagnosis of diabetes

Medical Xpress

If children and young people have already developed metabolic imbalances (diabetic ketoacidosis) at the time of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), this can result in complications such as extended stays in hospital, poorer long-term control of blood sugar levels, brain edema, or even a higher mortality rate.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. For dentists, it’s transforming diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment planning.

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