KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2025

Healthcare organizations continue to face financial and operational efficiency pressures to implement or upgrade their electronic health record (EHR) systems, driven largely by the push for greater interoperability and the need to consolidate disparate systems. While the benefits of modern, integrated EHR systems are clear, the path to successful implementation remains complex and challenging for Read more… Key strategies for smooth EHR transitions in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.c

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NPR Health

JUNE 11, 2025

Two days after firing vaccine experts who help set the nation's immunization policies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked eight successors for the CDC panel.

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KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2025

As a pediatrician and public health advocate, I’ve spent my career serving families whose lives often depend on a strong safety net. Medicaid is that safety net. It provides care for over 70 million Americans — including children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities. Right now, federal policymakers are considering dramatic Medicaid cuts that Read more… Why Medicaid cuts should alarm every doctor originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

“No better” was the message I got last week about a sore toe, a stubborn cough and a case of C. Difficile diarrhea. All three messages were false alarms, misleading missives, inadequate information or whatever you want to call it. After a few more questions, all three patients turned out to actually be doing much better than the messages suggested.

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KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2025

Recent budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have dominated the headlines since February of this year, when the NIH announced a 15 percent cap on indirect costs — a move that jeopardizes essential research infrastructure by slashing funding for facilities and administrative support vital to the advancement of scientific innovation. Now, leaked Read more… How proposed NIH budget cuts could derail Alzheimer’s research originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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JUNE 11, 2025

I used to teach photography and dark room techniques. Now that I only use my iPhone for picture taking, I have forfeited many of the tools that used to help me tell a good story within a photograph. We may only have 15 minutes with each patient. At least in my opinion, that means you always have to make the choice very early in the visit between going narrow and deep or wide and shallow.

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KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2025

“Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.” Didn’t take long, did it? The quote in the title is from George Santayana. The movie is It’s a Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey along with Clarence Odbody, who played Clarence the angel. The scenes are from the moments when Clarence shows Read more… Removing vaccine advisers could jeopardize lives originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for the treatment of hypertension in adults. The combination pill is the first and only FDA-approved triple combination medication for use as an initial therapy in patients who will likely need multiple drugs to achieve their ideal blood pressure numbers.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 11, 2025

From follow-up texts to micro-learning videos, these 11 low-cost strategies help practices boost patient satisfaction, improve outcomes and protect revenue between visits.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mailed self-collection (SC) kits may increase participation in cervical cancer screening, according to a study published online June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jane R. Montealegre, Ph.D., from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and colleagues compared the effectiveness of mailed SC kits, with and without patient navigation, versus telephone reminders for increasing cervical cancer screening.

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Dignity Health Medical Foundation

JUNE 11, 2025

We're pleased to continue offering walk-in and same-day care for low-severity medical issues, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will provide the same services as we did during the pilot program. We are working diligently to extend these hours as quickly as possible. Please refer to the following frequently asked questions for information about our same-day services.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Molecular profiling is critical for personalized treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), researchers noted in Translational Lung Cancer Research. However, obtaining adequate tumor tissue for genotyping can be challenging, especially in advanced-stage disease. To address this knowledge gap, researchers evaluated droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) analysis of bronchial washings and serum for detecting driver oncogene mutations in patients with NSCLC.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 11, 2025

With Father’s Day right around the corner and June being Men’s Health Month, there’s no better time to focus on the men in our lives. Just a reminder to every man out there that taking care of your health is not only smart, it’s necessary. Too often, men put their well-being on the back burner, powering through fatigue, low energy, weight gain, or emotional burnout thinking it’s “just part of getting older.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

A recent study offers recommendations on how to balance weight loss goals and bone health concerns in weight management programs for older adults. Designing weight loss programs for older adults remains difficult because weight loss in this population may lead to musculoskeletal tissue loss and a higher risk for osteoporotic fracture and disability.

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NPR Health

JUNE 11, 2025

Over 20 states are trying to bar people from using food assistance to buy candy and soda, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he'll expand the ban. Some recipients fear they may lose aid altogether.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Findings suggest that adding lurbinectedin to atezolizumab for first-line maintenance therapy benefits patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. Adding lurbinectedin to atezolizumab for maintenance therapy in the first-line setting improved survival outcomes among patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), according to findings presented at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.

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KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Internal medicine and pediatric physician Charles LeBaron discusses his article “How the CDC’s opioid rules created a crisis for chronic pain patients.” Charles discusses the 2016 CDC opioid guideline, initially framed as a solution to over-prescription and overdose deaths, and critically Read more… Reassessing the impact of CDC’s opioid guidelines on chronic pain care [PODCAST] originally ap

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet improves cardiometabolic risk factors, even if not associated with weight loss (WL), according to a study published online June 5 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Anat Yaskolka Meir, Ph.D., from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and colleagues pooled data from three large long-term lifestyle WL-intervention trials, including the 24-month DIRECT (322 participants), 18-month CENTRAL (278 parti

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NPR Health

JUNE 11, 2025

A study from JAMA Pediatrics compares states that have permissive gun laws with others that have strict regulations. The states with tougher rules did not see a rise in gun deaths among children and teens.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Once-daily evening osilodrostat improved cortisol rhythms, sleep, and quality of life in Cushing syndrome without compromising disease control or safety. Once-daily osilodrostat administered in the evening is safe, effective, and restores circadian cortisol rhythms in patients with biochemically controlled Cushing syndrome (CS), according to results published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Erin Bonura, MD, Chair, ABIM Infectious Disease Board The Infectious Disease Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 25, 2025. Representatives from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) joined for a portion of the meeting*.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative seek advice online, highlighting unmet needs in clinician-patient education regarding daily self-management strategies. A recent study analyzing patient-generated questions on Reddit has uncovered significant gaps in patient education surrounding hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), particularly in the areas of non-pharmacological management and general disease understanding.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 11, 2025

Preventive Care: Your First Line of Defense Against Illness When it comes to your health, waiting until something goes wrong isn’t the best approach. Instead, adopting a preventive mindset can help reduce your risk of illness, improve long-term outcomes, and even limit the need for more serious interventions. Preventive care is often referred to as the first line of defense in healthcare—and for good reason.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health care employment growth decreased during the pandemic but recovered by 2024, according to a research letter published online June 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Thuy Nguyen, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, and colleagues used industry- and national-level employment data from the U.S.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

Several past colleagues in the family medicine department at Georgetown recently published an informative scoping review of specialty disrespect in the medical learning environment. As they point out, specialty disrespect (also known as bad-mouthing) is common, based on "stereotypes, biases, and perceived specialty hierarchies," and play a significant, but not dominant, role in specialty choice.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opportunities remain to increase use of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a research letter published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open. Jonathan Purtle, Dr.P.H., from the New York University School of Global Public Health in New York City, and colleagues calculated lifetime and past-year incidence rates of 988 contacts and estimated prevalence of 988 use at national, regional, and state-levels in a cross-sectional study.

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NPR Health

JUNE 11, 2025

Despite its fishy name, the bacteria salmonella has no connection to the underwater creature.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

How much do you know about reducing the radiation dose in pediatric imaging? The post Quiz Challenge – How Can You Minimize the Radiation Dose in Pediatric Imaging? first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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NPR Health

JUNE 11, 2025

If the law passes, new paperwork requirements and other logistical hurdles could lead to millions of people on ACA plans becoming uninsured, according to Congressional Budget Office.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most highly allergenic foods are introduced to infants at 6 to 9 months, but introduction of eggs and nuts is delayed beyond age 1 year in a large proportion of infants, according to a study published online April 30 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Suzannah Helps, from University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a population birth cohort study to examine whether the introduction of highly allergenic foo

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NPR Health

JUNE 11, 2025

For nearly 15 years, Dennis Burton worked on creating an HIV vaccine considered to be one of the leading vaccine efforts. In late May, he learned the Trump administration was ending the project.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 1.7 million window air conditioners are being recalled because of a risk for mold growth, which can lead to serious health problems. The affected units are made by Midea and include U Window Air Conditioners and U+ Window Air Conditioners, CBS News said. A drainage problem can cause water to pool inside the machines, creating a potential mold hazard, according to a recall notice from the U.S.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on June 9 he is removing the entire independent committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine usage, claiming members had too many outside conflicts. KFF Health News’ Céline Gounder joined CBS Evening News to discuss what this means for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Emphysema is a slow killer. Severe emphysema even alienates family members as the patients relegate themselves to the length of their oxygen tubing and suffer through an acquired mutism from conversational dyspnea. Patients and families slowly realize the limitations caused by the irreversible loss of pulmonary reserve. Despite the hours spent counseling tobacco cessation, encouraging the use of inhalers with proper technique, ensuring compliance with durable medical equipment, and enrolling in

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Experts shared updated guidance for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) in a recent viewpoint article published in Blood Advances. Theno p consensus group, convened by the Lymphoma Research Foundation, discussed how they evaluate patients prior to treatment, which therapies they use across various settings, and how they handle unique treatment scenarios, among other considerations.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Medical school attrition rates are high among lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) medical students, according to a research letter published online June 10 in JAMA Network Open. Mytien Nguyen, from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues examined attrition rates at the intersection of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and sex among a national cohort of medical students.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Certain objectively measured daytime napping behaviors are associated with an increased risk for mortality for middle- to older-aged adults, according to a study presented at SLEEP 2025, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, held from June 8 to 11 in Seattle. Chenlu Gao, Ph.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues studied 86,565 participants in the U.K.

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