Dr. Shin's Notes
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Imagine a hospital—a place where we go to heal, but also a hotspot for germs. Over the last few years, masks became a symbol of protection, a barrier between us and those pesky pathogens. But what happens when those masks come off? A recent study from Harvard Medical School offers some eye-opening insights. After hospitals… Read More » Do Masks Still Matter in Hospitals?
Joy in Family Medicine Coaching
DECEMBER 6, 2024
We are continuing our series involving your ideal future in medicine. For those of you out there saying, “Enough with the dreaming and mindset stuff; I want to take action,” this is your month! If you haven’t already, write your goals and the vision behind them. You can use the steps I gave three weeks ago. Now, I’m going to encourage something contrary to my typical suggestions.
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Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Walt Larimore, MD This respiratory illness season is a busy one for immunization recommendations and guidelines. In addition to his frequent contributions and regular column in Colorado FP, Dr. Walt Larimore has compiled even more information and CME questions to support your learning and patient care. Keep an eye out for his article in the. The post Vaccine News You Can Use appeared first on Colorado Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Michael Bazel
DECEMBER 7, 2024
Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for your overall health and well-being. Yet, for many people, weight management feels like an uphill battle. Finding a sustainable approach may seem overwhelming with so much conflicting information about diets, exercise routines, and lifestyle changes. Whether you’re aiming to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain your current weight, nutrition counseling can provide the guidance and support you need to reach your goals effectively.
Concierge Choice Physicians
DECEMBER 3, 2024
For physicians considering a shift to membership medicine, the decision can feel daunting. Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP) uses a data-driven approach that helps physicians make informed decisions about transitioning to a membership-based model—ensuring they understand the potential benefits and challenges before taking the plunge. Is Membership Medicine Right for You?
NPR Health
DECEMBER 25, 2024
Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
Me and My Doctor
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Texas Medical Association (TMA) adalah salah satu organisasi medis terbesar dan paling berpengaruh di Amerika Serikat. Berdiri sejak tahun 1853, TMA berkomitmen untuk meningkatkan kesehatan masyarakat Texas melalui advokasi yang kuat, edukasi medis, dan dukungan terhadap tenaga kesehatan. Salah satu peran utama TMA adalah menjadi suara bagi komunitas medis dalam proses pengambilan kebijakan kesehatan publik, baik di tingkat negara bagian maupun nasional.
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Dr. Shin's Notes
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The beautiful game is headed to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but there’s one opponent no team can outplay — extreme heat. Scheduled during the peak of summer, from June to July, in 16 cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, this World Cup may test players not just on skill but… Read More » Can Players Beat the Heat at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 27, 2024
The ongoing spread of bird flu in the United States has alarmed expertsnot just because of human cases causing severe illness, but also due to troubling new instances of infections in cats.
Common Sense Family Doctor
DECEMBER 27, 2024
" The Gilded Age of Medicine is Here ," announced the title of a recent New Yorker article about the tactics of private equity firms that provide infusions of cash to struggling hospitals in order to extract hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by slashing costs to the bone and endangering the health of patients. As Dr. Dhruv Khullar writes, "They [private equity] are hardly the only corporations to learn this lesson.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.
Hitchcock Family Medicine
DECEMBER 27, 2024
Childhood is a time of growth, exploration, and, unfortunately, illness. As children’s immune systems develop, they are more susceptible to a range of common illnesses. While many of these can be managed at home, others require professional attention. Knowing when to see family care physicians is essential for ensuring your child's health and preventing complications.
Joy in Family Medicine Coaching
DECEMBER 27, 2024
(NEW) TLDR at the bottom* Well-being as an Investment Whether or not you embrace the practice, the new year often comes with resolutions, with many choosing to focus on well-being. This is for good reason: investing in your well-being produces significant returns! The new year offers a clean slate, but so does each and every new morning. The Dual Focus of Well-being When physicians hear “wellness,” it can evoke frustration toward the healthcare system.
The Clinical Problem Solvers
DECEMBER 11, 2024
In this episode of WDx, Sharmin, Yaz, and Kaylin are joined by Dr. Laila Woc-Colburn. Tune in to hear Dr. Woc expertly discuss a case of a young woman with a worsening headache, followed by a roundtable discussion about what drew her to infectious diseases and her passions in medicine and life. Bio: **Laila Woc-Colburn, MD** is an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine.
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 27, 2024
A new study from Karolinska Institutet maps the cellular and molecular dynamics of human wound healing in exceptional detail. The study was published in Cell Stem Cell.
Common Sense Family Doctor
DECEMBER 14, 2024
Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs. James Stevermer and Kenneth Fink wrote in an AFP editorial : Few men diagnosed with and treated for prostate cancer will experience a mortality benefit, and an estimated 20% to 50% of those treated will never beco
NPR Health
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it will put time limits on anesthesia care starting next year. Doctors and elected officials, including in New York and Connecticut, are asking it to change course.
FDA Law Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2024
By Douglas B. Farquhar — A recent Warning Letter reflects an FDA citation of a company for refusing to permit FDA Investigators to take photographs during an inspection. We haven’t seen an FDA Warning Letter citing a refusal to permit photographs for years, so, just as FDA is apparently reviving these types of allegations, it is probably time for us to revive blogposts that have discussed this issue for more than a decade now.
Joy in Family Medicine Coaching
DECEMBER 13, 2024
This month, we are continuing to walk through the basics to move toward your ideal practice of medicine. Last month , I walked you through the steps to envision what you want. Last week , we learned the step of changing obstacles into strategies. This week, we are moving forward with prioritizing, timelining, and calendaring. Refer to your work from last week.
The Motivated MD
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Allowing ourselves to spend our hard-earned money is critical to finding happiness in our careers. Though I adhere to commonly agreed upon personal finance advice such as living ‘like a resident’ and well below your means, if you are overly frugal, you will deprive yourself of the enjoyment that is deserved when your income grows. Money may not buy happiness directly, but it can afford us joy, new experiences, the ability to help others, and a sense of achievement.
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 13, 2024
A new screening method that combines laser analysis with a type of AI is the first of its kind to identify patients in the earliest stage of breast cancer, a study suggests.
Center for Family Medicine (CFM)
DECEMBER 1, 2024
The cold winter months are coming. Although this season brings excitement, like the holiday season and sparkling snow, it is important for seniors to understand some basic cold weather safety protocols. The cold weather can be dangerous, but there are steps you can take to prepare. How to “Winterize” Your Home Before winter weather comes, you need to do some things around the house to “winterize” your home.
NPR Health
DECEMBER 31, 2024
NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers' interest the most.
The Clinical Problem Solvers
DECEMBER 19, 2024
[link] In this episode, Mukund presents a fantastic case to Jasdeep and Ibrahim. Embark on this diagnostic journey with us!
Family Integrative Medicine
DECEMBER 20, 2024
A Season for Celebration—and Extra Care for Your Health The holidays are a season of joy, connection, and celebration—a time to indulge in traditions, reunite with loved ones, and reflect on what matters most. Yet, this time of year can also challenge your health.
FDA Law Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2024
By Mark A. Tobolowsky & Frank J. Sasinowski The Winter Solstice, signifying the shortest day of the year, was Saturday, December 21. Although the earliest sunset of the year was actually in early December, this day also marked another premature sunset the beginning of the end of the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program. As we blogged recently, the program has had scheduled sunset dates from its very beginning, which have been repeatedly extended.
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 27, 2024
A multinational study led by the LHON Study Group has revealed sustained visual improvements and a favorable safety profile five years following lenadogene nolparvovec gene therapy in patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) caused by the MT-ND4 gene mutation.
PEMBlog
DECEMBER 23, 2024
The Emergency Department never closes – not even on Christmas Day. This song reminds us all that the ED is always open, and that we are there for our patients during the holidays. But we still miss our families… Lyrics When Ive got to work on Christmas Ill tell you what Ill do I will treat all sorts of problems Cough and cold and strep and flu Ill unwrap a diagnosis With a test or three I will splint a buckle fracture like I trim a tree If your child is sick on Christmas We will neve
NPR Health
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing? Here are six questions scientists are trying to answer.
The Clinical Problem Solvers
DECEMBER 26, 2024
[link] Episode description: Welcome our new SLS team member, Seyma! The SLS team get together from four time zones across the world to discuss a challenging case of altered mental status. Featuring: Kirtan Patolia Anna Fretz Priyanka Athavale Seyma Yildirim Schemas Altered Mental Status Infection 1.0 Infection 2.0 CNS lymphocytosis Download CPSolvers App here RLRCPSOLVERS Click here to view the weekly episode recap email!
LeverageRx
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Are you a physician looking for a mortgage, but unsure which lender to go with? Well help you evaluate First Horizon as an option.
FDA Law Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2024
On Wednesday, December 11, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HPM) and Riparian LLC will co-host a webinar on an important CMS rule imposing penalties for misclassification of drugs and other reporting errors under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. (See our post on this rule here.) The Webinar will explore the CMS rule and provide actionable recommendations for manufacturers on how to navigate the new requirements.
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 27, 2024
A study from Tel Aviv University could reshape our scientific understanding of how humans learn and form memories, particularly through classical and operant conditioning.
PEMBlog
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Urgent Cares are awesome places to receive effective efficient care. they can also be busy. Maybe a female power-pop-punk-alternative band can help celebrate the achievements of our Urgent Care clinicians. Lyrics We just told you that its just a virus Even though diagnosis did not inspire us It doesnt mean that your childs not ill Or the diagnosis needed no skill Its okay that we just reassure And tell you simply what you have in store Youre doing a great job with oral hydration And saline aided
NPR Health
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Several sources confirm the Taliban pronouncement, part of ongoing efforts to curtail education for girls and women. Women studying these subjects say they were barred from classes this week.
The Clinical Problem Solvers
DECEMBER 3, 2024
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Aspiring Minority Doctor
DECEMBER 31, 2024
December 17 th marked 11 years since this blog has been in existence, but for the first time ever since its creation, I managed to go the entire year without a single post! I've honestly thought about discontinuing this blog and not paying for the domain anymore, but out of all my various social media accounts, I find blogging to be the most therapeutic and writing brings me a ton of joy.
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