Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

Dr. Fiona Havers , who led the CDC’s tracking of hospitalizations from COVID-19 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), stepped down this week. She presented hospitalization data at ACIP meetings. In addition, Melinda Wharton , a top CDC official who managed ACIP operations, was removed from her role last week.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Patients with documented mental illness or substance use disorders (SUDs) continue to encounter a mixed—sometimes starkly divergent—quality of emergency department (ED) care when they present with chest pain, abdominal pain, or other non‑psychiatric complaints, according to a patient‑interview study published in Health Services Research.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

After listening to this episode you will be able to: Identify unique aspects of the pre-hospital environment that impact assessment and treatment of agitated children Describe the role of EMS personnel and EMS director in the care of agitated children.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. Relying solely on permanent staff can lead to periods of over- or under-staffing, as patient volumes fluctuate due to various factors: Seasonal illnesses (e.g.,

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

An essential part of the diagnostic process involves creating a problem representation (PR) and then trying to match that PR to a specific illness script. But, this requires an adequate understanding of the syndrome and having well-defined illness scripts. Part of the problem is that we are still figuring out this illness.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Concierge medicine is a healthcare model that offers patients personalized care, better access to their doctor, and a more proactive approach to managing their health. This involves regular check-ups, lifestyle counseling, and a more thorough approach to managing risk factors. "A concierge doctor checking the medicine for the patients."

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My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

This financial predictability allows for better budgeting and resource allocation.​ – Reduced Operational Costs : Implementing energy-efficient technologies, such as LED lighting and automated energy management systems, can decrease energy consumption by up to 30%, leading to further cost reductions. ​ 3 “Each U.S.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital. It is much easier to cope with and manage the physical symptoms of a chronic health condition when mental health is well-cared for.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Pediatricians' offices and hospitals are overwhelmed with a surge of flu-like viruses that are taking a heavy toll on children. And now, the few medications that can help parents manage such illnesses at home are increasingly hard to find. A rush on Tylenol, Motrin, and their generic equivalents is making parents nervous.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 31, 2024

every year, leading to emergency department visits and hospitalizations. However, this large study shows that probiotics do not significantly shorten illness duration, improve symptoms, or reduce the need for additional medical visits. Introduction Acute gastroenteritis affects millions of children in the U.S.

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Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

DPC clinics provide members with: Personalized, preventive care Management of chronic conditions No co-pays or insurance billing Treatment of ailments and illnesses Same-day appointments and no wait times Unlimited appointment lengths 24/7 access to care Exams, labs, and testing Specialist referrals, as necessary And much more.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. AI Implementation: key considerations Integrating new technology in a hospital requires careful planning and attention to detail. Documentation guidelines for evaluation and management (E/M) services.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Olivia Ostrow, MD Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada olivia.ostrow@sickkids.ca Comprehensive respiratory viral panels (i.e., Reasons to not order a comprehensive respiratory viral panel (i.e.,

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PEMBlog

MAY 1, 2025

Youll also learn how to manage exposures in the emergency department, especially when the child has a pregnant caregiver, and why isolation isnt always necessary once the rash shows up. Recognize key diagnostic features that help differentiate Parvovirus B19 from other viral exanthems and systemic illnesses.

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GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

The company has expanded its palliative care services through partnerships with hospitals and other managed care providers, according to AccentCare CEO Stephan Rodgers. We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. Attendee 3: Oh. We are not an extra layer of support.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work. Clinical Features and Management Strategies in Children With Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. It’s often accompanied by wheezing and or rails, and fever and illness are typically milder.

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Collaborative Care in the Identification and Management of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults. We have developed a series of pain focused episodes. Pediatrics 2021; 147. Sedel F, Baumann N, Turpin JC, et al. Psychiatric manifestations revealing inborn errors of metabolism in adolescents and adults.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. Eric: And why is it more common in hospitalized adults? This is Eric Widera.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Differentiating these pathogens based on clinical presentation is crucial for targeted management, minimizing unnecessary diagnostic tests, and optimizing healthcare resources. Managing acute gastroenteritis among children: oral rehydration, maintenance, and nutritional therapy. References Boktor SW, Hafner JW. Updated 2023 Jan 23].

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Michele Nypaver, MD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA michelen@med.umich.edu Jennifer Thull-Freedman, MD Alberta Children’s Hospital Calgary, Alberta, Canada Jennifer.Thull-Freedman@albertahealthservices.ca

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. Should we use Ozempic (if we can find it) in patients with serious illness, which often results in undesirable and profound weight loss? Eric: And you can probably tell already, the topic at hand is diabetes management in late life. Happy to be here.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Sonali: This seven versus 14 days for male UTI combines really well with the gram negative bacteriemia paper because sometimes we are faced with patients in the hospital which are disposition issue. So transmission of other drug resistant organisms and C difficile to other patients in the hospital reduces if you control.

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Tiny Physician

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Without even forming an enquiry committee, he was suspended for a few days by the hospital administration in order to satisfy the public. Even though doctors are in no way responsible for the lack of facilities in hospitals like lack of beds, delay in getting blood test results, delay in getting a slot for scanning, etc.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Recurrent epilepsy In children with known seizure disorders, a new seizure can be due to the seizure disorder itself as well as medication non-adherence, sub-therapeutic antiepileptic dosing, or a lowered seizure threshold due to an acutely ill state. Glucose We all need it.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill. I’m an internist, so when I hospitalize patients, 1 in 8 of my patients now takes pregabalin or gabapentin. We have staff that circulate between the hospitals and part of it is if the staff start to learn about it, there could be some contamination of your control.

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Mere Mortal MD

MAY 22, 2025

People are not usually fond of hospitals, especially if they happen to be the patient. A hospital is a place for sick people, a place where death lurks around the corner, where a blood sucking phlebotomist pokes around your veins after strapping a blue rubber band tightly around your upper arm. Thanks for reading Mere Mortal MD!

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

Dr. Akhila Reddy and colleagues study looking at converting hospitalized cancer patients from IV hydromorphone to PO morphine, PO hydromorphone, or PO oxycodone. And really, the best that had ever been looked at, especially in our population and sort of a cancer serious illness population. Landmark study. Is that right?

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

We’ll discuss three recent clinical trials involving patients with serious illness, joined by our guests James Downar , Ali John Zarrabi , and Margaret Ross. We’re going to be talking about new research in psilocybin in serious illness. Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. This is Eric Widera.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Frail patients often have compromised immune responses, which increases their vulnerability to infections and reduces their ability to recover from acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs), including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the researchers continued.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I didn’t know where they existed within the hospital. Eric 07:04 You actually created things like a curriculum for hospital medicine fellows in radiation oncology. So we need to have a discussion upfront about how we’re managing the patient’s pain. Did their pain management last throughout that entire session?

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

On today’s podcast we talk with three experts on buprenorphine on why, when, and how to use it in serious illness. Adapting Palliative Care Skills to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Patients With Serious Illness . Management of chronic pain in the elderly: focus on transdermal buprenorphine. Transcript. Right, Katie?

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary We recently published a podcast on palliative care for kidney failure, focusing on conservative kidney management. Today we’re going to focus upstream on the decision to initiate dialysis vs conservative kidney management. We also discuss (without trying to get too wonky!) Let it be (hint hint).

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Alex 00:26 And we’re delayed to welcome Amanda Moment, who is a palliative care social worker at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Coping in the setting of serious illness. Coping in the setting of a serious illness about a patient encounter you had with somebody who used an. Amanda, welcome to GeriPal.

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Mere Mortal MD

APRIL 6, 2025

Then there was a retired military colonel I cared for who never lamented the frequent falls he had that landed him back into the rehabilitation hospital. Like the mountaineer, he was content to manage his own simple life, to keep close to his loved ones, and to live with dignity as long as it was possible.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

More recently Sharon Kaufman ‘s book And a Time to Die described the ways in which physicians, nurses, hospital systems, and payment mechanisms influenced the hour and manner of patient’s deaths. Today Liz Dzeng discusses her journey towards studying this issue in detail. I guess the VA is federal though. Liz: Right.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary How do people react when they hear they have a serious illness? And some people, in addition or instead, engage in deep introspection on how to make meaning or live with or understand this experience of serious illness. Shock, “like a car is rushing straight at me” (says Bill Gardner on our podcast).

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