Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kidney transplant recipients receiving the investigational cellular product MDR-101 achieved functional immune tolerance for more than two years, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. Dixon B. Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 randomized trial to examine MDR-101 for producing immune toleranc

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The Medical Futurist

JULY 15, 2025

Medical drones have been appearing in the news for over a decade. Every week, there is a report somewhere around a world about a pilot project demonstrating how drones could deliver vaccines, medications, biological samples, equipment or blood. For example, Italy has launched its first pilot project using drones for aerial medical rescue operations.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Daily use of diversified segmental defocus optimization (DSDO) spectacle lenses delays the onset of myopia among children, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Yuchang Lu, M.D., from Peking University People’s Hospital in Beijing, and colleagues evaluated the efficacy of DSDO spectacle lenses with or without 0.01 percent atropine for myopia prevention.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JULY 15, 2025

Healthcare is on a different trajectory from most other businesses today. It’s a little hard to understand why. In business, mass market products and services have always competed on either price or perceived quality. Think Walmart or Mercedes-Benz, even the Model T Ford. But the real money and the real excitement in business is moving away from price and measurable cookie cutter quality to the intangibles of authority, influence and trust.

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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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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

Doctors, hospitals, and health insurers for weeks issued dire warnings to Republican lawmakers that millions of people would lose health coverage and hospitals would close if they cut Medicaid funding to help pay for President Donald Trump’s big tax and spending bill. But Republicans ignored those pleas, made even deeper cuts, and sent the legislation on July 3 to the White House, where Trump signed it the next day.

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KevinMD

JULY 15, 2025

Locums can be a very challenging space, at least for anesthesiologists. Environments are frequently disrupted. There is often animosity between clinicians coping long-term with turmoil and inadequate staffing, and the temporary locums who fill a gap and are often paid substantially more for their intrusion. In anesthesia, the quality of the relationship between clinician and Read more… Why peer support can save lives in high-pressure medical careers originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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KevinMD

JULY 15, 2025

I’ve practiced outpatient internal medicine for over a decade, joining my current group straight out of residency. Since then, I’ve watched the landscape shift—corporate takeovers, tightening regulations, staffing shortages, and endless debates over salary, documentation, and work-life balance. And yet—I still believe in this work. Reimbursements have been cut.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines is not associated with an increased risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders, according to a study published online July 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Niklas Worm Andersson, M.D., Ph.D., from Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues examined the association between cumulative aluminum exposure from early childhood vaccination and the

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FDA Law

JULY 15, 2025

By Sophia R. Gaulkin & Alan M. Kirschenbaum — The Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule ( here ), which was issued yesterday by CMS, contained important amendments to the regulations on Medicare Part B average sales price (ASP) reporting. One amendment would add provisions for bundled sales that are consistent with those under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), with which manufacturers are familiar.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Compared with the conventional skin prick test (SPT), the novel Skin Prick Automated Test (SPAT) shows equivalent accuracy to detect birch pollen or house-dust mite allergy using a cutoff of 4.5 mm, according to a study published online July 9 in Allergy. Noting that SPAT previously showed reduced variability and more consistent results versus the conventional SPT for identifying allergic sensitization, Sven F.

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NPR Health

JULY 15, 2025

Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze the data.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

Dr. Linda Girgis explains the importance of DEI initiatives in the medical sector and offers physicians strategies for advancing DEI in their own practices. Public debate about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs has intensified, and the medical field has not been spared scrutiny. We’ve seen people lose their jobs because they serve to bring DEI into their workplaces.

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KevinMD

JULY 15, 2025

The slow beeping of the monitor comes to a halt and someone eventually shuts it off. Click clack. The machines are quiet now. I take one more look at the innocent, boyish young face and wonder what kind of life he had led. I leave the room, along with the rest of the team. A Read more… The quiet grief behind hospital walls originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A diagnostic model based on delayed post-gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DEMRI) improves the accuracy of Meniere disease (MD) diagnosis, according to a study published online July 8 in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. Xinyi Chen, from The Second Affiliated Hospital in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues examined the diagnostic performance of DEMRI for MD in a retrospective multicenter study conducted in patients presenting wi

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ABIM

JULY 15, 2025

Suresh G. Nair, MD, Chair, ABIM Medical Oncology Board The Medical Oncology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on April 22, 2025. Representatives from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) joined for a portion of the meeting*. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

On his way to an Ultimate Fighting Championship event, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by the home of podcaster Gary Brecka. The two spent time in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and tried some intravenous nutrition drips that Brecka, a self-avowed longevity and wellness maven, sells and promotes on his show, “The Ultimate Human.” Then the podcast taping started , and Kennedy — who was also on the mic — took aim at Big Pharma’s influence on federal

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

JULY 15, 2025

The California Quality Collaborative is offering a hands-on Improvement Coaching Workshop on Thursday, October 9, 2025. This interactive session is designed to equip physicians with the tools and strategies needed to drive meaningful change in their practice. Approved for 6 AAFP Prescribed Credits. Lock-in early bird pricing by August 1. REGISTER HERE The post CQC Improvement Coaching Workshop Live in Oakland 10/9 appeared first on California Academy of Family Physicians.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adults with overweight or obesity, certain factors might influence weight loss after taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), according to a study published online July 9 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Jingxuan Wang, M.D., from Peking University People’s Hospital in Beijing, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study to characterize weight fluctuation and influencing factors after GLP-1 RA treatment.

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KevinMD

JULY 15, 2025

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Cardiologist Lauren Weber and critical care physician Jess Bunin, co-founders of All Levels Leadership, discuss their article, “Not all heroes wear capes: Sometimes they just speak up in meetings.” They reframe medical heroism, arguing that the most courageous acts often happen Read more… Why your most heroic act might be in a department meeting [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sweetener consumption and genetic predisposition are independently associated with the risk for central precocious puberty (CPP), according to a study presented at ENDO 2025, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, held from July 12 to 15 in San Francisco. Yang-Ching Chen, M.D., Ph.D., from the Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital in Taiwan, examined sweetener consumption, genetic predisposition, and CPP risk interactions in a population-based c

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Dr Chatterjee

JULY 15, 2025

Our posture, our breath, the way our feet strike the ground – all tell the story of how we move through life. But how often do we pay attention to this story - or even rewrite it?

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity receiving tirzepatide, use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with superior weight loss outcomes, according to a study presented at ENDO 2025, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, held from July 12 to 15 in San Francisco. Dima Bechenati, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues examined whether tirzepatide efficacy differs between postmenopausal wome

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JULY 15, 2025

Today is National Give Something Away Day, a day all about sharing kindness, generosity, and maybe a little inspiration to start something new. Whether you’re donating to a good cause, surprising a friend with a thoughtful gift, or simply passing along a smile, giving can feel just as good as receiving. In the spirit of giving, we’re excited to offer you something special!

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), velar adhesion (VA) reduces cleft width prior to palatoplasty and is associated with a lower incidence of otitis media with effusion (OME), according to a study published online May 28 in PLOS ONE. Miki Kashiwagi, from The University of Tokyo Hospital, and colleagues examined the impact of VA on cleft-width reduction and the incidence of OME in patients with UCLP.

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KevinMD

JULY 15, 2025

This past weekend, my wife and I made our way to Winnipeg, a sleepy town nestled in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The occasion? A family celebration. My niece and her husband had just welcomed a beautiful baby girl, and they insisted, almost reverently, that my wife become the godmother. It was a request we Read more… Life’s detours may be blessings in disguise originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S Food and Drug Administration has issued seven warning letters to companies illegally marketing products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), which is found in trace amounts in kratom. The agency issued the letters to companies selling concentrated 7-OH products (e.g., tablets, gummies, drink mixes, shots) online and in retail outlets such as smoke shops, gas stations, and corner stores. 7-OH is not permitted in dietary supplements or con

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FDA Law

JULY 15, 2025

The American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual West Coast Forum on Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance for Cosmetics & Personal Care Products is scheduled to take place from October 8-9, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. The conference is the premier event on cosmetics and personal care products, where industry leaders will provide essential updates on compliance with Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), state legislative reforms, new FTC advertising guidelines, and FD

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Atopic dermatitis (AD) was associated with an increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in an Asian population, according to a study published online July 10 in the Journal of Dermatology. Hsi-Chih Chen, from the Tri-Service General Hospital at the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a nationwide, longitudinal study to examine the correlation between AD and the risk for CKD using data from Taiwan’

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NPR Health

JULY 15, 2025

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

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NPR Health

JULY 15, 2025

After a bad breakup, writer Melissa Febos decided to abstain from sex and dating for a year. She didn't realize how much it would change her life. She tells her story in a new book, The Dry Season.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A high dietary inflammatory index (DII), which quantifies the inflammatory potential of diet, is associated with increased prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published online June 19 in Frontiers of Immunology. Kaiyue Tan, from The First Clinical College of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jinan, China, and colleagues examined the association between DII quartiles and AD risk using large-scale populatio

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NPR Health

JULY 15, 2025

The Trump administration is encouraging people to have more children, with baby bonuses and tax breaks. But some families who are practicing pronatalism want alternatives to hospital births.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The additive — dubbed gardenia blue — can now be used in foods like sports drinks, flavored waters, fruit drinks, teas, and both hard and soft candies, the FDA announced July 14. It’s made by taking a compound called genipin from crushed gardenia fruit and combining it with soy protein.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 90% of the ice cream sold in the U.S. will no longer contain artificial dyes by 2028, federal health officials announced. Roughly 40 ice cream and frozen dessert companies have pledged to remove seven artificial food dyes from their products in less than three years, Michael Dykes , president of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), said.

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