Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and colleagues conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study across 30 emergency departments involving children presenting to the emergency department with anaphylaxis to calculate the incidence rate and timing of repeat epinephrine dosing. Dribin, M.D.,

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online June 24 in the Annals of Family Medicine. Mainous III, Ph.D., adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

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GomerBlog

JANUARY 23, 2021

Las Vegas, NV – With COVID still raging across the country, medical professionals of all walks have been looking for ways to burn off some steam. Family Practice: Whatever youd like to do, I can handle it. A main outlet used to be going to a bar to meet strangers for one night stands and possible long term romances.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Chae : The four pillars of obesity care is a helpful framework that defines the essential elements of obesity care, which include nutrition therapy, physical activity, behavioral modification, and, if clinically indicated, medical interventions (eg, medication management, bariatric procedures, and complication management).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

“Most people in this study were taking more than one blood pressure medication, but we found that you can lower it further with dietary change,” coauthor Lawrence Appel, M.D., The effect of sodium reduction appeared stronger than the effect of the DASH4D diet. For each diet, adverse events were infrequent.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

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. The pill is available in a standard dose, as well as two low doses, and can be used in those initiating treatment.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

It’s “going to streamline it in some incremental ways only,” Dr. Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Medical professionals will be required to review all denials (though insurers say they already do this). But experts say the changes may not go far enough.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

Several authors disclosed ties to the biotechnology and medical technology industries, including Bracco Diagnostics, which partially funded the study. Abstract/Full Text Editorial (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published online June 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV). Cynthia Feltner, M.D.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

But the FDA has never approved it for any medical condition in the U.S. Calello explained that it falls under a gray area of consumer supplements or products that are not regulated or tested the same way a medication would be. Tianeptine is sold in a number of countries as a government-approved treatment for depression.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

from the Velocity Clinical Research Center at Medical City Dallas, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 trial involving participants with type 2 diabetes treated only with diet and exercise, an HbA1c level of ≥7.0 Julio Rosenstock, M.D., percent, and a body mass index of at least 23.0

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

medical director of The Menopause Society, said in a statement. Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved. The post Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and colleagues examined sleep duration and the longest stretch of sleep (LSS) to quantify maternal sleep during the first 13 postpartum weeks. Teresa Lillis, Ph.D., The analysis included 41 first-time mothers with wearable data for one year before and after childbirth.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

Swabs that are contaminated with fungi can lead to serious infections, especially in children, people with weakened immune systems or those with other medical conditions. Anyone who has these recalled products should stop using them immediately, the FDA advised. So far, no illnesses or serious injuries have been reported, CBS News said.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues estimated the incidence rates of AA across birth cohorts in the United States in a retrospective cohort study. Andreana N. Holowatyj, Ph.D.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Recreational use is banned, and the medical marijuana program is limited. Critics of the Texas bill said many people who don’t qualify for the state’s medical marijuana program use THC consumables for relief. That paved the way for sale of THC-infused goods, even in states where marijuana remains illegal.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

While many patients are familiar with terms like “family doctor” or “primary care,” the field of internal medicine often raises questions: What exactly does an internist do? How is it different from general practice? Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults.

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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. The researchers found that attrition rates were higher among MSQ nonrespondents (3.8 percent).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

We still need an organized medical response, and this should have happened immediately after the disaster,” she added. We desperately need real medical support.” These funds would be a lifeline for many families who are still grappling with health concerns and some economic hardship,” she said.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and colleagues measured PFAS in maternal plasma collected 24 to 72 hours after delivery and extracted children’s BP from medical records for children aged 3 to 18 years. Zeyu Li, M.S.P.H.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

When there are no medical contraindications, pediatricians should provide adolescents with their contraceptive of choice on the same day as contraceptive counseling as a best practice. Counseling should account for and educate about reduced access to abortion services based on state law.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. John: I am what I am, which is a family practice doctor. I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. Jane: Right.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

It is also possible that hormone-stabilizing medications could be successful in aiding treatment for alcohol use disorders in women.” . “Mental health professionals would be able to more accurately assess and understand women experiencing alcohol-related problems. ” Abstract No. All rights reserved.

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Doctor Rachel

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

The list of activities that you need to coordinate are daunting: financial accounting, work, cohabitation and the creation and maintenance of a home, health issues, family responsibilities, sex and romance, and possibly childcare, elder care and religion. Discernment about helpful boundaries is equally important in families and communities.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

It led to revocation of the elder Geier’s medical license and disciplinary action for David Geier for practicing medicine without a license. Geier and his late father, geneticist Mark Geier, spent decades promoting the idea that vaccines are linked to autism. They also created a now-rejected treatment involving a hormone-blocking drug.

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GeriPal

JUNE 2, 2022

Our department chair is always tweeting, and I think there was a fourth shot and then a mild infection in a family member. And to be very fair, there was a study in 2013 in family practice, this would be important, I think for those who treat older patients. And all these tools I’m mentioning to you are medical.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department would investigate doctors and hospitals that perform gender-related surgeries or mislead families about treatment. The letters were sent as part of a broader effort by the administration to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. In April, U.S.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

At one point, the acting director was the CDC’s chief of staff — Matthew Buzzelli , a lawyer with no medical training. If confirmed, Monarez would bring some stability to the agency. For months, it wasn’t clear who was in charge. Monarez earned her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin and did further training at Stanford University.

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