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Earwax could hold secrets to cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease

KevinMD

But, did you know that this sticky substance is a natural part of your body that can reveal information about your health? Most of us think of earwax as a nuisance–something to be cleaned out and discarded. If you regularly clean your ears at home, it’s worth a second thought.

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The Case of the Dropping Albumin

A Country Doctor Writes

Maine has a health information exchange where most hospital systems upload their clinic notes, imaging and laboratory results. Maine has a health information exchange where most hospital systems upload their clinic notes, imaging and laboratory results. Lo and behold, it is now normal.

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Here’s what providers really need in a modern EHR

KevinMD

When people think of electronic health records (EHRs), they assume these digital systems for storing patient information were designed for clinicians. But that is a fallacy. EHRs initially were designed for billing and compliance—and it shows.

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Mastering medical presentations: Elevating your impact

KevinMD

Whether presenting at grand rounds, sharing research at conferences, or explaining treatment plans to patients, your PowerPoint slides can either amplify your message or obscure it in a deluge of information.

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Your Least Favorite Emotion, and What to Do with It.

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

Shirzad Charmaine's book Positive Intelligence can give more information). Or tune into one of my senses for just a few seconds (rubbing my fingers together tyring to feel my finger tips or listening to what is close and what is in the distance). Essentially we learn to emotionally regulate in the moment. often impulsively.

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"It All Revolves Around the Pain": Patient Experiences of Navigating Care for Long COVID Pain Symptoms [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Demographic characteristics and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pain interference measure were collected via surveys. Dataset: Focus group questions involved assessment of experience with pain symptoms, patient-provider interactions, and LC diagnostic and treatment process.

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'It takes a lot of twisting: doing research in structurally vulnerable spaces [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To inform researcher training and education, this study explored the experiences of researchers conducting participatory research with people experiencing structural vulnerability. This work can be demanding in terms of professional skills required and personal capacity and even risk secondary trauma.

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