Dignity Health Medical Foundation

JULY 21, 2025

Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group is proud to announce a new primary care, oncology and infusion center. Located at 1050 Iron Point Rd (entrance off of Black Diamond Road), the clinic will provide a range of essential services, including primary care, pediatrics, hematology, oncology, and infusion therapy. This expansion addresses the growing need for accessible, high-quality healthcare in the Folsom area and surrounding communities.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JULY 21, 2025

Pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disease characterized by increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries. This elevated pressure strains the right side of the heart as it pumps against greater resistance, trying to supply the lungs with blood. As pulmonary hypertension advances, accomplishing everyday tasks becomes more challenging. Learning to balance activity with rest periods, asking for assistance when needed, and slowly incorporating low-impact exercise can help manage debilitating sym

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Are you serious? It’s 2 a.m., and you take a patient to the OR for what you believe is a bowel obstruction or appendicitis — only to find metastatic cancer, necrotic bowel, or something equally catastrophic. The patient is unstable, anesthesia is struggling to maintain blood pressure, and you can’t simply apply a wound vac Read more… Why rigorous training is vital for today’s surgeons originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster). The existing vaccine consists of two vials — a lyophilized (powder) antigen and a liquid adjuvant — that health care professionals combine prior to administration.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults, while approximately 2 in 1,000 are living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)—kidney failure that is treated either with a kidney transplant or through dialysis. Today, however, there is much that can be done to prevent kidney failure if CKD is diagnosed early and Read more… How value-based care transforms chronic kidney disease management originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

You ask, she answers! Dr. MedLaw responds to a physician’s question regarding how to avoid liability in a physician co-treatment situation. Physician: I have patients in my psychiatric practice who receive their medical care through HMOs. Testing to support the medications that I prescribe, such as renal function assessment for patients on lithium, is conducted through the HMOs.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Urgent care visits are often associated with inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, glucocorticoids, and opioids, according to a research letter published online July 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues examined inappropriate antibiotic, glucocorticoid, and opioid prescribing during urgent care visits in a cross-sectional study of outpatients of all a

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Dignity Health Medical Foundation

JULY 21, 2025

Sameh Hanna, MD, Lung and Respiratory Care doctor with Dignity Health Medical Group – Inland Empire shares how to prevent asthma attacks and manage them effectively if they occur.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Version nine of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and Union for International Cancer Control staging system (AJCC9V) human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma staging classification offers improved prognostication and management compared with the eighth edition (AJCC8E), according to a multicenter registry analysis published online July 8 in The Lancet Oncology.

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Pediatrician and certified coach Jessie Mahoney discusses her article, “Why judgment is hurting doctors—and how mindfulness can heal.” She argues that the culture of medicine is steeped in judgment—from the language of “noncompliant” patients to the intense scrutiny of training—and that Read more… How to break the cycle of judgment in medicine [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adults with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) or interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), robot-assisted laparoscopic supratrigonal cystectomy with augmentation cystoplasty (RA-SC-AC) is feasible, according to a study published in the July issue of BJUI Compass. Thomas Batard, from Nantes Université in France, and colleagues conducted a retrospective analysis of the records of adults who underwent RA-SC-AC between 2

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Family Medicine Austin

JULY 21, 2025

Getting ready for your annual physical can feel like preparing for a test you didn’t study for, but the good news is that a little preparation can make your appointment much more productive and less stressful. Think of your yearly checkup as an opportunity to have an honest conversation with your healthcare provider about your […] The post Preparing for Your Annual Physical: Essential Tips for a Successful Health Checkup appeared first on Family Medicine Austin.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with insomnia are more vulnerable to depressive mood and symptoms in response to inflammatory exposure, according to a study published online July 16 in JAMA Psychiatry. Michael R. Irwin, M.D., from the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues examined whether inflammatory exposure induces greater increases in depressive mood and symptoms in older adu

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NPR Health

JULY 21, 2025

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment is associated with improved clinical outcomes compared with conventional therapies, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Neurology. Georgios S. Sioutas, M.D., from the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the TriNetX U.

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NPR Health

JULY 21, 2025

A poll of parents last fall found 40% of teens consumed some type of protein supplement in the past year. Boys took it to bulk up; girls took it to replace meals.'/> Teenage boys especially are getting lots of messages — from peers and from social media — about the power of protein supplements. Doctors caution there can be too much of a good thing.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are associated with lower quality of life (QoL) in adults, and this association is only partially mediated by insomnia severity, according to a study published online July 15 in BMJ Mental Health. Siddhi Nair, from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, and colleagues investigated whether disruption of self-reported sleep and circadian factors mediate the associations of ADHD tra

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NPR Health

JULY 21, 2025

The "Safer Beauty Bill Package" would ban the most toxic ingredients in everyday cosmetics and create protections for the women of color and salon workers who are disproportionately exposed to them.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For older adults with diabetes, there is no clear evidence to suggest that the incidence of dementia differs for those using glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) versus dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is), according to a study published online July 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Physician's Practice

JULY 21, 2025

Boost your medical practice collections with nine proven revenue-cycle tactics that cut denials, speed payments and keep cash flowing with no extra staff needed.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Race definitions have limited impact on cancer rates for Whites, Blacks, and Asians, but do impact rates in multiracial individuals, according to a study published online July 21 in Cancer. Mandi Yu, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues obtained cancer incidence rates from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program and cancer deaths from the National Vital Statistics S

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NPR Health

JULY 21, 2025

It costs nearly $100 million a year to maintain global stockpiles of vaccines for Ebola, cholera, meningitis and yellow fever in case of emergency. A new study estimates how many lives they've saved.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

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Physician's Practice

JULY 21, 2025

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has escalated the recall of a popular Dubai chocolate spread sold nationwide to its highest alert level due to salmonella risks. So far, four cases of salmonella and one hospitalization have been linked to the outbreak, according to the CDC. World Market initiated the voluntary recall of a batch of Emek Gıda’s pistachio-cocoa spread on July 14, after samples tested positive for salmonella contamination.

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Physician's Practice

JULY 21, 2025

American Medical Association President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., joins the show to talk AMA priorities, primary care struggles and his personal journey from physician to patient.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with increased risk of benign salivary gland tumors, according to a research letter published online July 17 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Tyler J. Gallagher, M.D., M.P.H., from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using deidentified data from the TriNetX U.S.

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Physician's Practice

JULY 21, 2025

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Close to 5 million above-ground swimming pools have been recalled following the drowning deaths of nine children over two decades. The 48-inch and taller above-ground pools have compression straps around them that can create a foothold and allow a child to access the pool unattended, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall notice warned.

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