Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 24, 2025

Behavioral health (BH) clinicians who provide clinical supervision often lack formal training for primary care settings, and there is little formal support in their practice settings, which can lead to isolation. There is not yet a uniform approach to providing professional development in primary care supervision. In one of my latest publications in The Clinical Teacher , I share findings from our work that aims to improve that process, by enhancing training and connection among behavioral healt

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KevinMD

JUNE 23, 2025

As a psychiatrist deeply committed to my patients’ well-being, there are moments etched into my memory—moments of profound suffering, struggle, and ultimately, redemption. I vividly recall Sarah (name changed for confidentiality), a 45-year-old teacher whose severe depression had drained all joy from her life. “Dr. Rifai, I just want my life back,” she told me, Read more… How deep transcranial magnetic stimulation is transforming mental health care originally appeared in KevinM

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

Endoscopies could be replaced by far less invasive capsule sponge tests for half of all patients with Barrett's esophagus, a known precursor to esophageal cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital and Queen Mary University of London. The research was published in The Lancet.

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Boulder Medical Center

JUNE 27, 2025

A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a once-per-year appointment covered by Medicare Part B. Unlike a routine physical or sick visit, the AWV focuses on health risk assessment, screening, and prevention—not diagnosing or treating new or existing conditions. The post Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It? appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

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Family Medicine Austin

JUNE 27, 2025

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect millions of Americans each year, with women being particularly susceptible to these uncomfortable and sometimes painful infections. While antibiotics remain an essential treatment option, at Family Medicine Austin, we believe in taking a comprehensive approach to UTI prevention and management. Let’s explore some innovative strategies that can help reduce your […] The post Beyond Antibiotics: Family Medicine Austin’s Innovative Approaches to UTI

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KevinMD

JUNE 27, 2025

As artificial intelligence gains ground in every aspect of health care, from diagnostics to documentation, an urgent question arises: Are we gaining efficiency at the cost of empathy? Drawing inspiration from Simon Sinek’s perspective on AI and humanity, this piece explores how health care can embrace innovation without compromising the very heart of medicine. 1.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

Skin grafts genetically engineered from a patient's own cells can heal persistent wounds in people with an extremely painful dermatologic disease, a Stanford Medicine-led clinical trial has shown. The grafts treat severe dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, a genetic condition in which the skin is so fragile the slightest touch can cause blistering and wounds, eventually leading to large, open lesions that never heal and are immensely painful.

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NPR Health

JUNE 26, 2025

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.

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KevinMD

JUNE 26, 2025

Imagine yourself being miserable at work and you have been thinking about quitting for a long time now, but you are just really good at what you do. Your colleagues approached you when they needed advice and even your patients praised and thanked you all the time. Imagine leaving all of this and walking away Read more… Why even the best employees are silently quitting health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Edge Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

Staying hydrated is always important, but in the warmer months, it becomes essential. These summer hydration tips can help you stay energized, protect your heart, and avoid heat-related illness during outdoor activity or everyday errands. Whether you’re working in the yard or walking around Upland, hydration plays a key role in how you feel and function.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 21, 2025

Six years ago, I wrote the essay below about an article I read in the New England Journal of Medicine. Its basic argument was that it isn’t sustainable to only see patients one by one in traditional doctor visits. I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. We meet people where they are and in many different ways.

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NPR Health

JUNE 22, 2025

Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education.

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KevinMD

JUNE 24, 2025

An excerpt from The Healthy Kidney Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Manage Hypertension, Control Stress, and Prevent Renal Failure, Kidney Disease, and More. A good friend and neighbor of mine is a kidney transplant survivor, and I wanted to document her thoughts on different parts of her journey. She is currently a married, African American Read more… How a family’s strength led to a successful kidney transplant originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JUNE 24, 2025

Coaching in academic medicine can feel a little abstract until you’re in it. Whether you're a resident navigating clinical load or a faculty physician juggling leadership and personal well-being, coaching can provide a powerful space for reflection, clarity, and growth. If you’ve ever wondered, “Would I even know what to talk about in a coaching session?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Recent headlines on chronic kidney disease (CKD) focus on disease biomarkers, associated side effects, and quality of life. Physician’s Weekly has compiled a list of new CKD research highlighting these topics. Link Between BAR & Prognosis High blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) values in patients with CKD are linked to greater mortality, indicating its potential value as a prognostic indicator.

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NPR Health

JUNE 27, 2025

Siding with the government on Friday, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act, allowing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to continue determining which services will be available free of cost to Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act.

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KevinMD

JUNE 24, 2025

A woman sat nervously in front of me, eyes wide, voice low. “I saw this video on TikTok,” she said. “Now I’m not sure I want to try it.” “It” was semaglutide—one of the most transformative medications we’ve seen for weight loss and metabolic health in years. But her fear wasn’t uncommon. Like many patients Read more… Beyond the TikTok hype: Rebuilding trust in evidence-based weight loss medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, a University of Minnesota research team has demonstrated that measuring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater continues to accurately predict COVID-19 infections in a community.

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Family Medicine Austin

JUNE 23, 2025

As healthcare providers, we understand that discussing sexual health can feel uncomfortable, but it’s an essential part of maintaining your overall well-being. At Family Medicine Austin, we believe in creating a judgment-free environment where you can openly discuss your concerns and receive personalized care for STD prevention and testing. Sexual health is a crucial aspect […] The post Empowering Your Health: Personalized STD Prevention and Testing Strategies appeared first on Famil

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Edge Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

Summer in Southern California brings more than sunshine—it brings a greater risk of UV exposure, dehydration, and long-term skin damage. At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely. That’s why we compiled our top sun safety tips and summer sun protection advice to keep you healthy all season. Why Sun Safety Matters Ultra‑violet (UV) rays damage skin cells, causing premature aging, sunburn, and increasing your risk of skin cancer.

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KevinMD

JUNE 24, 2025

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Historian and ethicist Nigel Cameron discusses his article, “How DrKoop.com rose and fell: the untold story behind the Surgeon General’s startup.” The conversation chronicles the dramatic history of the iconic dot-com era company, from its modest beginnings as a personal medical Read more… When credibility is your only asset: the cautionary tale of DrKoop.com [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinM

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Therapeutic hypothermia for NE was linked to declining motor, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes, emphasizing the need for long-term monitoring. The study published in June 2025 in the issue of Journal of Pediatrics, researchers compared neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18–24 months, 5–6 years, and 8–10 years in children who received therapeutic hypothermia (TH) for neonatal encephalopathy (NE) following perinatal asphyxia.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

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NPR Health

JUNE 23, 2025

more than a dozen different disease-causing agents, including toxins, allergens, bacteria, parasites and viruses.'/> Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.

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KevinMD

JUNE 27, 2025

When reviewing poor maternal health outcomes in the U.S., it is clear we cannot keep doing the same thing and expect to make pregnancy safe and healthy for all. A new approach is needed that harnesses the power of molecular advances to bring precision medicine to pregnancy health. Preeclampsia, one of the most dangerous complications Read more… Unraveling the mystery behind one of the most dangerous pregnancy complications: preeclampsia originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 21, 2025

Artificial intelligence promises to transform primary care, guided by strong leadership, data security, and collaboration. Researchers conducted a retrospective study published in June 2025 in the issue of BMC Primary Care to synthesize evidence on the opportunities, challenges, and requirements of implementing artificial intelligence (AI) which reduce healthcare costs by enhancing diabetic retinopathy screening in primary health care (PHC) using the Primary Care Evaluation Tool (PCET).

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

3D printed digital contact lenses, bionic eye implants, augmented reality: the future of vision and eye care is full of science fiction-sounding innovations. Here is where digital health will take ophthalmology in the future! More than 80 percent of perception comes through vision Researchers estimate that 80-85 percent of our perception, learning, cognition, and activities are mediated through vision.

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NPR Health

JUNE 25, 2025

The secretary of health and human services said that funding will be curtailed until Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, takes into account the science of vaccine safety in its campaigns.

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KevinMD

JUNE 27, 2025

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Family physician and certified executive leadership coach Lisa Herbert discusses her article, “From burnout to breakthrough: How a coaching culture transforms health care.” Lisa shares her personal journey with physician burnout, a crisis affecting 54 percent of physicians, and how discovering Read more… Combating physician burnout with a coaching leadership style [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The combination of cochlear endolymphatic hydrops (CEH) and vestibular endolymphatic hydrops (VEH) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately diagnoses Meniere disease (MD) and vestibular migraine (VM), according to a study published online May 13 in Frontiers in Neurology. Anja Bernaerts, M.D., from ZAS Hospitals in Antwerp, Belgium, and colleagues conducted a prospective study involving 31 patients who underwent MRI: (15 with MD or probable MD

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 23, 2025

Acetylcysteine is an old drug with two major uses. Orally it can lessen liver toxicity from acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose. Inhaled, it is a powerful mucolytic (loosens phlegm for people with lung disease). I have a patient with severe lung disease who is on oxygen 24/7. She had been using high doses of guaifenesin, but still couldn’t raise her phlegm.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have successfully performed preclinical laboratory testing of a replacement heart valve intended for toddlers and young children with congenital cardiac defects, a key step toward obtaining approval for human use. The results of their study were published recently in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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KevinMD

JUNE 25, 2025

I was on another overnight shift in the OB/GYN emergency department. The air was thick with tension, as it always is when the night is full of contractions, cries, and codes. One woman arrived in active labor — her first baby, frightened eyes, and no family by her side. Everyone rushed to prepare for the Read more… Why holding a patient’s hand matters more than technology originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Sensory modulation was well accepted and helped service users manage anxiety despite some implementation challenges. A research study published in June 2025 in the issue of BMC Psychiatry explored a modified suicide prevention program tailored for older adults (OAs) (65+) using flexible delivery and sensory-informed strategies to enhance recovery after a suicide attempt.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 23, 2025

During hot and humid days, it’s not uncommon to experience headaches, but some might be warning signs of more serious heat-related illness. Common Causes of Heat-Related Headaches: *Dehydration *Heat exhaustion *Prolonged sun exposure *Physical activity in hot weather What You Can Do: *Drink plenty of water throughout the day *Take breaks in the shade or air conditioning *Wear a hat and light-colored, breathable clothing *Replace electrolytes if sweating heavily Watch for These Warning Signs: *T

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NPR Health

JUNE 26, 2025

The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate Republicans a blow on proposed changes to Medicaid.

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KevinMD

JUNE 22, 2025

I know what I’m about to say is unpopular, and maybe even controversial within our field — but I need to say it. I’ve been a nurse for 18 years. I care deeply about my patients, and I care about the future of this profession. But I’m increasingly disheartened by what I see inside our Read more… Nurses aren’t eating their young — we’re starving the profession originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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