Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, the factors influencing the dynamics of adherence among young Chinese patients with hypertension remain unclear. Objective The present study investigates the factors influencing the dynamics of medication and non-medication adherence in young Chinese adults with hypertension.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Despite a joint recommendation in 2003 by the AAMC and CDC that bioterrorism and mass-casualty training be included in the medical school curriculum, few medical schools have incorporated formal disaster training. Only 15% (n=5) received emergency response training outside of residency, with 3% (n=1) during medical school.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

There, as medical director, I had a friend and ally in the behavioral health director, and both our departments underwent years of rapid growth. This was in part because we shared patients and patient experiences between our departments and had a bidirectional way of making warm handoffs. No counseling is offered.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

We may only have 15 minutes with each patient. In primary care it is often necessary to think in terms of including more than our area of interest in our mental picture of our patient. My system lets me choose whether to import everything or essentially nothing from the patient’s past medical history.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: MEDICODE is a validated medical encounter coding system. In previous studies using MEDICODE, attitudes or emotions (A/E) were coded as present/absent. In previous studies using MEDICODE, attitudes or emotions (A/E) were coded as present/absent.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. Our Patients Are Already Using AI Many people now ask their first health question to a chatbot rather than to a clinician. Below, I share three reasons why.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Multidisciplinary care with antipsychotic use significantly improves outcomes in delusional infestation, especially when patient engagement is maintained. Each group was further divided based on whether they reported taking antipsychotic medication or not. The results showed that records from 465 individuals were reviewed.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 24, 2024

This year’s event was a testament to the vibrant community of family physicians, medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing family medicine in Alabama. Dr. Anderson embodies the essence of dedicated medical service, leadership, and advocacy for health equity.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center presented preliminary results of an ongoing Phase I clinical trial demonstrating successful re-treatment with CAR T cell therapy for patients whose cancers relapsed after previous CAR T therapy at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. SETTING: Academic medical center. Research training is rate-limiting. Funding opportunities for pre-/post-doctoral training exist in the US, including T32 programs.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 8, 2025

Electronic medical record notes are simply way too cumbersome, no matter in what order the segments are displayed, to be of much use if we quickly want to check what happened in the last few office visits before entering the exam room. We need something better – aSOAP ! It should follow logic.

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Louisville Lectures

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Bryan Moffett presents "Sodium Derangements in the Medical Patient" by first differentiating the difference between total body sodium and sodium concentration. The then breaks down the physiology, causes, and treatment of hyponatremia.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Our work builds a foundation for cost-effective workflows to support patients with multimorbidity. 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: A patient’s relationship with their primary care physician (PCP) or advanced practice provider (APP) is instrumental in their healthcare journey. Study Design and Analysis: We conducted a secondary data analysis of EHR data which include n=10,279,755 encounters among n=278,406 unique patients.

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A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 3, 2025

Patients have been seen on time, my office notes have been completed in real time and my superbills have been submitted before each patient reached the check-out station. Every day I walk the fine line between well oiled efficiency and letting patients take the time they need to tell their stories. Things were really humming.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 9, 2021

[link] Summary In this special episode of the Antiracism in Medicine Series, originally recorded for the 2021 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, the CPSolvers Antiracism team discusses what must be done to make medical education more antiracist. board examinations and mandated competencies).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, it is unknown how such interventions affect medical assistants who are often responsible for carrying out these activities and may have personally experienced social barriers to health. Population Studied Medical assistants working in primary care. Intervention/Instrument Semi-structured interview guide.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

CHARM stands for the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine—an international group of medical educators, academic leaders, burnout researchers, and trainees dedicated to promoting trainee wellbeing.) Prioritizing your well-being makes you more efficient, effective, and present. How you view the investment matters.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Describe primary care clinicians’ perspectives about managing hypertension in Black patients and assess the use of the 5 A’s Behavior Change Model (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) and shared decision making (SDM) processes. Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional study. All p-values are two-tailed.

Hypertension 130

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 31, 2023

Researchers studied patients who unknowingly carried the multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria, a major cause of urinary tract infections and sepsis, and found that almost 1 in 7 developed an infection that very few antibiotics could treat.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

Cost-sharing interventions and patient education can help improve access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for patients with obesity, according to an abstract presented at the AACE Annual Meeting 2025. In addition, she received counseling on medication use, lifestyle changes, and nutritional goals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Induction is the brief, intense period when patients receive initial buprenorphine doses. Differences in patient and practice experiences with induction methods may influence patients’ successful transition to stabilization and long-term maintenance treatment. Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 20, 2025

The findings were presented in an abstract at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions. The strategies included diet and exercise, community resources, family support, and medication management, among others. The post Helping Patients Preserve Muscle Mass During Weight Loss first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JULY 12, 2023

[link] In this Infectious Disease Rafael Medina Subspecialty episode, Dr. Jorge Salazar presents a case to Dr. Monica Gandhi of a transgender woman with a recent diagnosis of HIV presenting with fatigue and weight loss. She also serves as the medical director of the HIV Clinic at SFGH (“Ward 86”).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Research shows that most children presenting to the emergency department with an acute allergic reaction requiring epinephrine can probably be safely discharged after 2 hours. Dribin, MD , of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and study coauthors. “We Risk thresholds differed by presentation, the researchers noted.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

By Philip Won & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — With the explosion of health‑related software, many software developers are generating products with functionality that is subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Mere Mortal MD

JUNE 15, 2025

“Sobriety is about freeing yourself from any behavior that enslaves you and keeps you from being present in life.” Usually when I set my mind to something—say, like going to medical school at the age of 35—I made it happen. I have compassion for my patients that struggle with alcohol, or other drugs.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For most children who present to an emergency department with an acute allergic reaction requiring epinephrine, a two-hour observation period is probably safe, according to a study published online June 10 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Dribin, M.D., Dribin, M.D.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

Authors of an abstract presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 85th Scientific Sessions called for a holistic, chronic treatment model to support children and young adults with obesity. Guidelines recommend treating obesity with medications and lifestyle changes.” In 2024, obesity medications were prescribed for 1.5%

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

from Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, and colleagues examined features and outcomes of isolated primary CRC compared to CRC presenting in a sequence of multiple primary cancers in a retrospective cohort study. Several authors disclosed ties to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Anjelli Wignakumar, M.B.B.S.,

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

[link] Dr. Varun Phadke presents a human dx case to Arsalan , Francesca Siegel, and Alec Yu. Francesca Siegel Francesca Siegel is a third year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Alec Yu Alec is medical student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Take our Episode Quiz here.

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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.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Physicals Patient-Centered Patients 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

[link] Episode Description Dr. Joshua Inglis presents a Human Dx case to Sharmin , Vivek Nair and Joshua Morris. Joshua Morris Josh is a proud cat dad to four kitties and a fourth year student at Dell Medical School applying Medicine-Pediatrics. Take our Episode Quiz here.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Motivational interviewing is an effective tool for resolving ambivalence in parents or patients who express hesitancy about vaccination. Communication Strategies Using the presumptive format for initiating vaccine communication (“Johnny’s due for three shots today”) as opposed to the participatory approach where an open-ended question is used.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

Students also recorded patients’ concerns and expectations, which were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results showed that 523 cases were collected from 53 GP practices. Most cases (82%) were managed entirely within the practice.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

According to a recent study published in the J ournal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology , CDH remains poorly understood, yet has significant implications for AF prevention, and avoidance strategies may be highly effective, especially for patients whose AF is otherwise idiopathic. and “In which patients is it most effective?”

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Several sessions included presentations on diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), such as the Peter J. In one study that was not presented at the PNS annual meeting, the researchers aimed to assess whether evaluating balance and gait could serve as a viable screening tool of DPN. Dyck Lecture on mechanisms of diabetic neuropathic pain.

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