Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

The genetic disorder Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) can result in a range of illnesses, of which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) is one of the most common. Many patients with AATD remain unaware that they have the disorder until they develop COPD, despite available genetic testing.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Chronic illness is at a record high in society. Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a lifestyle medicine program in a rural Ontario community for patients with chronic diseases. Conclusion: CLIP-ON has demonstrated patient and provider interest, and logistical feasibility in this rural setting.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 5, 2025

So often, I note that my middle aged patients slowly gain weight between visits. I warn my thirtysomething male patients with budding potbellies that this doesn’t get any easier to get rid of later in life. It is a recurring topic during routine physicals. I call it the middle age creep and I make a big deal of it.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. Understanding Preventive Health Services: The Foundation of Wellness Preventive health services encompass medical care specifically designed to prevent illnesses, detect conditions early, and promote overall wellness.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

High blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio values in patients with CKD are linked to greater mortality, indicating its potential value as a prognostic indicator. Adjusted Cox regression analysis confirmed the increased 28-day mortality risk in patients with a higher BAR. Compared with tertile 1, tertile 2 had a 1.49

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

These measure the basic functions of one’s body, helping clinicians assess the general health and recovery progress of patients. Recently, a new trend has emerged where artificial intelligence (AI)-based apps are detecting vital signs as well as possible illness indicators from patients’ faces alone.

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A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 17, 2025

When taking a medical history, it is often very difficult to pin down the duration of a patient’s symptoms or the speed of change. For example, patients tell me all the time that they had muscle aches on a statin drug. For example, patients tell me all the time that they had muscle aches on a statin drug.

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Doctor Rachel

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

And even if you don’t have young ones traipsing about the house, co-workers, friends and family can all share illnesses with you, often unknowingly. My favorite way to use this when ill, is to boil fresh, sliced ginger in water, letting it cool to warm, and add raw local honey (or coconut nectar).

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether you are showing signs of a vascular concern, have been diagnosed with a disease, or are striving to prevent a vascular illness from occurring in the future, a vascular ultrasound can give your healthcare provider a clear image of how well blood is flowing to the organs and tissues throughout your body. How Does It Work?

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 20, 2024

At Logansport Memorial Hospital, we know how an unexpected injury or illness can impact your daily routine and quality of life. Ending up in the hospital can be scary and worrisome for patients and their families, and Eduardo Sanchez Castillo’s experience was no different. He also has Diabetes. I had gone to Mexico for a few days.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

Dr. Smith shares the stories of several patients he met during residency and his early years in practice who illustrate the bad outcomes that accompany not attending to patient's emotions and focusing solely on their physical problems. In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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AMMD

MARCH 10, 2025

However, when I used to meet with thyroid patients, they would oftentimes be struggling with thyroid hair loss even while being treated for their thyroid dysfunction. To demonstrate, patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism notice a gradual thinning of their hair rather than localized bald spots or missing patches.

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StorytellERdoc

JULY 10, 2014

When a critical illness or injury occurs, then, we should all be thankful that we live within a society where emergent, life-saving medical care is available. Instead of providing emergent care, it seems I spend at least half of my emergency room time now playing doctor to chronic illnesses. The list goes on and on and on.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

One of the largest problems in our ER, it seems, is that there is a subset of patients who visit us on a routine basis. Commonly known as "the regulars," these familiar faces are sprinkled throughout our day between all our other patient visits. It seems like most of these patients simply exist in our society without participation.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Treating less serious ailments gets faster, more targeted and more efficient, while the means for curing more serious and life-altering illnesses improve. In 2015, surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. How far can you see and hear? Globally 1.1

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Medical Xpress

MAY 8, 2023

The extreme psychological stress critically ill patients experience in intensive care units is known to be nearly as lethal as the injury or illness that put them there in the first place, but until now there have been no formal treatment guidelines for it.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Recent research showed that ICU statin therapy was associated with significantly lower 28-day all-cause mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis. In subgroup analysis, this beneficial effect was consistent across the different baseline characteristics of patients,” the authors noted. day), total hospitalization (+1.44

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StorytellERdoc

MARCH 8, 2019

After saying my goodbyes to my coworkers and transferring the care of my remaining patients to my partner, I left the building through our ambulance doors, avoiding the main pedestrian entranceway where the hectic waiting room sat. It was a safe choice to leave this way, as it was 3 a.m. I stepped into the waiting night. I shouldn't have.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Thus, we explored how Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) defined culture and how it shaped screening, assessment, and treatment of behavioral health conditions in racially and ethnically marginalized patients in IPC settings. Design/Instrument: This qualitative phenomenological study included piloted semi-structured interviews.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When unexpected injuries or illnesses happen, it can be scary and overwhelming. As a patient, you want to know you’re being cared for with the utmost attention and compassion. The Patient Access Specialist was super friendly and extremely helpful. My wife brought me to the ER where I was assessed and referred to Orthopedics.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

Primary care physicians take it upon themselves to get to know patients in person, which helps them attend to their needs. Preventive Care Primary doctors can offer preventive care to their patients, which typically includes check-ups and screenings to prevent them from contracting illnesses.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I have been working in cancer screening for seven months now, and I have had the opportunity to reflect on what that means for me, as a cancer patient myself. We are understandably terrified of the idea of serious illness, especially cancer, so we choose to do things that will stop it from happening to us. And you get cancer anyway.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: Patients were randomized to either CBT or SP, which both consisted of virtual, weekly group interventions for 5 weeks. Setting: Primary care practices within a large health system in Seattle, WA. Population Studied: Young adults ages 18-25 who screened positive for loneliness using the 3-item UCLA loneliness scale.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Buprenorphine is an effective medication for OUD but uptake is slow due in part to lack of provider knowledge, confidence, and negative attitudes/stigma toward patients with OUD. Context: Morbidity and mortality from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is a health crisis in the United States.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Walking into Room 33, my next patient, who had come to the ER complaining of cough and cold symptoms, seemed just as I had expected. The patient probably thought that I, standing beside his cot with my stethoscope in hand and a smile on my face, was simply waiting for him to finish his coughing and complete his story. Another cough.

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AMMD

APRIL 17, 2025

They are even found in patients with IBS or ulcerative colitis (4). Emerging research shows a new category of illness, known as biofilm infections , is becoming more common (6). If you want to know how to get rid of biofilm to maximize immunity and support overall health, you are in the right place. Are Biofilm Disruptors Safe?

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 21, 2023

Parkinson's disease is an illness well known for its motor symptoms—tremor, stiffness, and slowness of movement. In a new paper published in The Journal of Neuroscience and featured on its cover, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have uncovered the biological mechanism behind another common, but less studied symptom—the loss of smell.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

“I was there when they opened,” Beckham recalled. “The population over 65, which often suffers the worst impact of respiratory viruses and others, now has the benefit of vaccines that can prevent much of that serious illness,” he said. So, in 2016, she celebrated her 60th birthday at her local CVS.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

It allows clinicians to distill the case into its most relevant features, which facilitates efficient diagnostic schema and illness script selection. By extracting key case details and translating them into generalizable terms, you can more effectively link the case in front of you to your own bank of diagnostic schemas and illness scripts.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. What the Patients Said According to the study, three key themes emerged: Negative encounters dominated. Isbell, PhD , of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 14, 2020

Had the ED not ordered a chest CT, would I have tested this patient for COVID-19? 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. Part of the problem is that we are still figuring out this illness.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2019

In this post we’ll dive deeper into our illness script for Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA). However, the patient continued to be symptomatic and he returned for further evaluation. It’s important to remember that GPA is a systemic illness with a variety of manifestations across multiple organ systems.

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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. In these complex and ever-changing environments, staffing challenges can quickly become a critical issue, impacting both patient care quality and operational efficiency.

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AMMD

APRIL 9, 2025

Do you have gas, bloating, or stomach pain that doesn’t seem to be going away on its own? In fact, some days, it seems it’s getting worse. How do I know if I have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or something else? After all, SIBO may resemble other gut infections such as IBS or leaky gut. They think it’ll go away on its own.

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Rao Doctor

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In this article today, I am going to answer a few frequently asked questions about this illness and also learn how to get rid of it. During an illness, the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that functions as a thermostat, raises the body’s set-point temperature. Introduction: What is fever? What does fever do? F to 102.2°F

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

For those with serious illness, sleep problems and insomnia are all too common. Summary Transcript Summary Insomnia. We’ve all had it. Lying in bed at 2 am staring at the ceiling, getting anxious every hour that you’re not falling asleep as you have a busy day coming up. Insomnia sucks. Chronic insomnia sucks even more. Thank you, Alex.

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