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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

Physician's Weekly

The patients were randomly assigned to either substitute with water or continue drinking DBs for the 18-month follow-up. that diet drinks have no potential negative effects for managing weight and blood sugar,” lead author Hamid R. versus −4.85 ± 2.07 “These findings challenge a common belief in the U.S. Farshchi, M.D.,

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days. Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal. AHIP previewed some of the coming changes.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. Let’s explore the meaning and function of internal medicine and its importance in keeping adults healthy through all stages of life.

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

GeriPal

NIH study about long COVID published the day before in Annals of Internal Medicine. And if you look at the span of history of infectious diseases, we have always managed to control all infectious diseases because we have tools because it’s the other, it’s not yourself. But we have managed to control it.