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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

Leonard Calabrese, DO, Paras Karmacharya, MD, MS, and Adam Kilian, MD, break down why giant cell arteritis (GCA) demands immediate action, explain how to confirm diagnosis quickly, and what same-day treatment options like upadacitinib (Rinvoq) mean for patient care. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Dr. Len Calabrese. Hello everyone.

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Permanente Live webinar — Finding success in value-based care

Permanente Medicine

But there is still much to be learned about how and why it benefits patients and health care systems. ET Location: Virtual via Zoom Where: Register to attend this free virtual one-hour event. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities. PT / 11:30 a.m. CT / 12:30 p.m.

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Natural History of Asymptomatic Renal Stones Before RC

Physician's Weekly

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to examine the outcomes and natural history of asymptomatic renal stones managed by observation following RC and UD. They reviewed individuals referred for RC and UD between 2015 and 2023 at a single center. The mean stone burden was 4.5 mm (SD ± 2.75).

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. This podcast episode hosted by Brad Sobolewski ( @PEMTweets ) and co-authored by Dennis Ren ( @DennisRenMD ) is all about age-appropriate pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children.

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What to Expect at the ADA 85th Scientific Sessions: Obesity, Nutrition, Prevention, and More

Physician's Weekly

The upcoming American Diabetes Association (ADA) 85th Scientific Sessions will offer an in-depth look at obesity medications, nutritional interventions, and diabetes prevention and management. The meeting will also feature new insights on beta cell therapy for patients with type 1 diabetes. Roughly 42% (109.9

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Why Younger Adults Shouldn’t Skip Cholesterol Screenings

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Early screening reveals these “silent” health threats that may otherwise go undetected for years until more serious heart issues such as chest pain, heart failure, or events such as heart attacks or strokes arise. Side effects such as muscle aches rarely emerge and are easily managed by changing medication.