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New Classification System Accurate for Nasal Deformities in Cleft Lip and Palate

Physician's Weekly

“With ongoing evaluation, it may promote more consistent diagnosis, individualized treatment planning, and standardized approaches to enhance outcomes for infants with CLP.” ” Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Why Concierge, Concierge Doctor, and Concierge Medicine Are Revolutionizing Healthcare (And Why You Should Care)

Plum Health

In a traditional healthcare setup, doctors are often overwhelmed with large patient rosters, leaving them with limited time for each individual. This relationship allows me to provide truly individualized care and helps my patients feel more comfortable discussing their concerns. Who Can Benefit from Concierge Medicine? "A

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. So as you mentioned, dementia, there’s some research that show about 86% or 93% of those individuals will get that. Raele: Yes, of course.

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Getting Answers: A Patient's Guide to Discussing Unexplained Symptoms with Your Doctor

Vida Family Medicine

Unfortunately among these alternative practitioners are many individuals who are selling tests, treatments, or supplements that are at best useless and expensive but at worst actually harmful. The system is incredibly frustrating for both patients and doctors, and it often leads patients to seek answers from alternative practitioners.

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

Psychiatrists define burnout as a job-related dysphoria in an individual without major psychopathy—meaning you’re normal; your job is killing you. Individuals with moral injury may see themselves and the world as immoral and irreparable. So why are physicians experiencing physical and mental collapse from overwork?

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Effect of Decision Support on Dialysis Choice and Outcomes

Physician's Weekly

Helping individuals through shared decision making led to prior dialysis planning, good treatment alignment, and improved outcomes shaped by age, frailty, and support systems. The exposure variable was a SDM intervention for dialysis modality.

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New insights on genetic damage of some chemotherapies could guide future treatments with less harmful side effects

Medical Xpress

Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and their collaborators analyzed blood cell genomes from 23 patients of all ages who had been treated with a range of chemotherapies. Your feedback is important to us.

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