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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Healthcare Professionals Among healthcare professionals, potential barriers include lack of education, safety concerns, and obesity stigma/weight bias. Waldrop, MD , and colleagues identified barriers to obesity medications more broadly—and potential solutions. They published their insights in Nature Medicine.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

To diagnose and treat a patient, a healthcare professional listens to the patient, reads their health files, looks at medical images and interprets laboratory results. These systems will considerably reduce the workload of – but not replace- human healthcare professionals. AI used in the hospital.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health. PMC Environmental and Health Benefits – Lower Carbon Emissions : The healthcare sector is responsible for approximately 8.5% The use of medications in U.S.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

But that combination is actually quite common, and it’s quite challenging to diagnose and manage, at least in the traditional sense. We think of it really as a kind of a management tool as well. In terms of how you can, how you can manage these issues. George 19:37 Exactly, exactly. Alison 22:13 Just adding to that.

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DEA Concurs: Marijuana Meets Schedule III Criteria

FDA Law

The White House Office of Management and Budget will review the rescheduling proposal. The Single Convention requires manufacturing quotas and import/export permits for schedule I substances. Schedule III substances do not require manufacturing quotas. Quoted in Id. Single Convention, Arts. 19, Par 1(a)-(d); 31, Par.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

2022 Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older AdultsRevisiting Multimodal Pain Management JAMA IM. And for that reason, there was actually an enormous lawsuit, and the manufacturer was fined, now I think 20 years ago, in the millions and millions of dollars for off-label prescribing. J Am Geriatr Soc.

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

GeriPal

Alex 06:03 Is psilocybin that’s used for medicinal purposes in your studies, for example, is that manufactured or is it derived directly from mushrooms? And those of us who work in palliative care are more familiar with the 5ht3 receptor, which we use for nausea management. So I can say anything I want. So 5ht2 was.

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