Concierge Choice Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

​By Wayne Lipton Managing Partner, Concierge Choice Physicians ​The Origin Story It was the early 1990s when I embarked on a career in concierge medicine. The industry was new then, developed largely as a response to the feeling that HMOs were taking over healthcare and making decisions that should be between a patient and their doctor. Our job was primarily to inform private physicians and patients that there was another way to secure that one-to-one relationship and to get away fro

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Dr. Shin's Notes

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Artificial sweeteners like aspartame have long been marketed as a healthier alternative to sugar, offering the sweetness people crave without the added calories. But a new study suggests that aspartame may come with its own set of risks—specifically, for heart health. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that consuming aspartame significantly increased insulin… Read More » Could Aspartame Be Harming Your Heart?

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. Recognizing the critical connection between access to nutritious food and health, health care systems across Minnesota are taking innovative steps to address food insecurity.

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NPR Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program. (Image credit: J.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

[link] Maddy , Youssef and Andrew share their approach to neuropathy and frequent falls as they discuss a case presented by Sharmin. Polyneuropathy Framework To join us live on Virtual Morning Report (VMR), sign up HERE.

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NPR Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

With the U.S. withdrawing from the World Health Organization and rethinking foreign aid, China has an opportunity to play a bigger role with different goals.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Trauma is a universal experience, and our approach as health care providers to trauma should be universal as well. Thats my main take-home point after learning from our three guests today when talking about trauma-informed care, an approach that highlights key principles including safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural sensitivity.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By Wes Stubblefield, MD, MPH, FAAP ADPH Medical Officer H5N1 influenza, or “bird flu,” is a type of influenza that was first discovered in the 1950s. In 1996, a variant of H5N1 was documented overseas that resulted in a severe illness in birds and was designated as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Since 2016, HPAI H5N1 has been detected in wild birds in the United States during screening efforts by wildlife authorities.

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NPR Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Life expectancy for men lags five years behind life expectancy for women in the U.S. Some researchers and doctors say greater attention to men's health could bridge the gap.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By Allyson B. Mullen & Jeffrey N. Gibbs The multi-decade battle over FDAs power to regulate Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) had its day in court earlier this week. On February 19, 2025, Judge Sean Jordan in the Eastern District of Texas heard oral arguments in American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and the Association for Molecular Pathologys (AMP) [1] lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services.

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NPR Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.

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NPR Health

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The panel of vaccine experts were supposed to hold their first meeting under the Trump administration in late February. It's not clear when that meeting will now take place.

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