Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

As you might have noticed, I often use the Number Needed to Treat (NNT) to communicate research results. While I strive to write evidence-based but easy-to-understand articles, I believe the NNT is a research concept every GP should know. What is the NNT? It’s the number of patients you need to treat to prevent one bad outcome. How to calculate it? 1 divided by the “absolute risk reduction” (= the risk in the control group minus the risk in the intervention group).

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 7, 2025

Our 2025 POP! Keynote, Emily Silverman, MD is an internal medicine doctor in San Francisco and Founder of The Nocturnists , an award winning podcast. She has a new 13-part documentary series called the Uncertainty in Medicine. One of the episodes, Through Thick and Thin, addresses primary care diagnostic uncertainty, persistence, and the quiet power of staying in it together through false starts, frustration, and finally, an answer.

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Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

So far I had only one patient with a fishhook injury, but it was a story to remember! There are four common methods for removing a fishhook, which are explained well in the journal American Family Physician : Retrograde : the simplest method, but it only works in some cases. String-Yank : usually the least traumatic as it doesn’t create new wounds, but you must be familiar with the method, and bystanders should exercise caution!

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Center for Family Medicine

MAY 7, 2025

Is Your Blood Sugar Out Of Control? Diabetes develops when the body is unable to produce sufficient insulin or cannot effectively use the insulin produced, resulting in elevated blood sugar levels. Early detection of diabetes can help prevent complications like heart disease, kidney damage, and nerve problems. However, knowing when to get blood sugar levels checked can be confusing.

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ABIM

MAY 7, 2025

In this edition of News & Notes … How the profession informs the content of ABIM’s exams Important certification and MOC dates Refresher: How ABIM’s MOC program works Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) Updates Physicians provide valuable feedback on ABIM programs and policies Read Full Article Close Article How the profession informs the content of ABIM’s exams ABIM regularly conducts reviews of assessment blueprints to ensure they are reflective of what physicians see in practic

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NPR Health

MAY 7, 2025

What happens when people put their phones down and eat together?

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 7, 2025

By Anne K. Walsh & Sophia R. Gaulkin & Steven J. Gonzalez There has been increased enforcement against medical device companies that engage in the pervasive practice of paying third party sales agents based on their volume of sales. This scrutiny was enhanced after the Fourth Circuits ruling in United States v. Mallory , 988 F.3d 730 (4th Cir. 2021), rehg denied , as well as in recent settlements (see, e.g., here ), that all such arrangements violated the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (

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Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

Published in the NEJM in 2023, this RCT recruited 1,643 patients from the UK aged 50-69 with localized prostate cancer. They received either prostatectomy, radiotherapy or active monitoring. Of course, patients could change treatment later (61% of those under active monitoring did so). After a median follow-up of 15 years , 356 men died, thereof “only” 45 from prostate cancer (13% of deaths).

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NPR Health

MAY 7, 2025

L.A. County has declared an outbreak of Hepatitis A due to a spike in cases over the past year and data showing an increase in wastewater. Health officials aren't sure what's behind the rise in cases.

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NPR Health

MAY 7, 2025

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat withdrew her nomination for Surgeon General after questions about her credentials. Dr. Casey Means has a medical degree from Stanford and a best-selling book on metabolic health.

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