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Medical jargon and the complexity of medical information may cause misunderstandings and patient discomfort when bedside case presentations are taking place. To see if outside-the-room case presentations were more effective, the researchers examined the patients’ average knowledge of three dimensions of their medical care in both settings — understanding their disease, the therapeutic approach being used, and further plans for care.
Allergy & Immunology July 6th 2021
Healthgrades for Professionals
There are several reasons why the COVID-19 Delta variant – responsible for the COVID crisis in India – has public health experts and doctors concerned, including its transmissibility and disease severity. You likely already know the Delta “variant of concern” is more contagious than previous variants (denoted by the Greek alphabet), but here are five other important details you should be aware of.
KevinMD.com
In this article/podcast from KevinMD.com, the author encourages readers to make some adjustments in their life to reduce the professional and personal risks associated with the stakeholders who target physicians, including corporate America, the government, patients, and the financial industry. The commentary is a response to President Biden’s multi-trillion spending plan, which targets rich corporations and wealthy individual Americans making more than $400,000.
Allergy & Immunology June 28th 2021
We’ve all experienced a memory blip now and then, but these so-called “senior moments” could actually be signaling a bigger problem. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is not a normal part of aging even though aging ups the risk for developing the condition. Here are 10 warning signs you can share with patients if they’re questioning what’s normal memory behavior and what’s not.
Family Medicine/General Practice June 21st 2021
JAMA Network
In this JAMA Original Investigation, the researchers studied 19,529 patients with Medicare coverage who initiated first systemic therapy for advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using 1 of 4 regimens of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and combined chemoimmunotherapy. The goal? To gauge the uptake and effectiveness of immunotherapy among older patients outside clinical trials.
Geriatrics June 2nd 2021
You may know a few of the foods that have been shown to limit or slow down inflammation and relieve the pain that plagues many of your patients – and even possibly you! – in their joints. Here’s a great list from our friends at Healthgrades, which provides information on eight foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, anthocyanin compounds, oleocanthal, and other inflammation-soothing substances that could be the key to a pain-free day.
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism June 2nd 2021