Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

RM is a 72-year-old man who comes to the office for routine follow-up of spinal stenosis, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease. I was obsessed with the sport long before I began telling people, “I want to be a doctor when I grow up.” Sensible Medicine is a reader-supported publication. It is March.

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Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 19, 2025

Physician, Advisor, Speaker, Emory University, Healio Follow Author Jun 19, 2025, 12:31pm EDT Share Save Comment The young mother was visibly exhausted. Physician, Advisor, Speaker, Emory University, Healio Follow Author Jun 19, 2025, 12:31pm EDT Share Save Comment The young mother was visibly exhausted. Please help me.

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Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2025

In the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ Follow-Up Study, people with higher linoleic acid intake actually had a lower risk of developing diabetes. Diabetes: Concerns about seed oils causing diabetes have also been refuted by large-scale studies.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 28, 2024

In a follow up post , Adam Cifu, my friend and colleague, took me to task. ” Photo via instagram (you can follow me there). Those are the loose, plastic ones that end up in the ocean, strangling turtles and other sea creatures, after being used for armed robberies or college protests. A reduction of 3%.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I begin with this semantic point about causal language because it ends up being one of my two main criticisms of the analysis. This occurs because older patients have more drug-drug interactions, decreased drug clearance, and less robust reflex mechanisms to maintain blood pressure when standing up. These were the treatment arm.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Beggs shared the videos on TikTok where she quickly racked up hundreds of thousands of views. She now has over 600k followers on the app. She said she feels a responsibility to show up for her audience now that she’s built such a devoted following. In fact, it’s enhancing her knowledge and experience.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 12, 2025

Something simple to acknowledge that I had followed the process, submitted what was needed, and did my part. In nursing, we are expected to show up fully, carry the weight, follow through, and then some. But what happens when the people we were counting on do not show up for us? Instead, I was met with silence.

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Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 8, 2025

Walton, PhD Follow Author Share Save Comment Innovation Healthcare 3 New Studies Remind Us There’s More To Eating Well Than Just Weight Loss By Alice G. Follow Author Jun 08, 2025, 10:09am EDT Jun 08, 2025, 10:13am EDT Share Save Comment Healthy foods may matter more than weight alone. Walton, PhD , Senior Contributor.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

Verisource Services, an employee benefits administration service provider, has determined that a previously announced data breach was far worse than initially thought and has affected up to 4 million individuals.The Houston, Texas-based company detected a hacking incident on February 28, 2024, that disrupted access to some of its systems.

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Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 19, 2025

Haseltine Follow Author Share Save Comment Innovation Healthcare A New Study Targets Genetic Risk For Mental Illness By William A. covers genomics and regenerative medicine Follow Author Jun 19, 2025, 12:25pm EDT Share Save Comment The effects of a genetic brain disorder are not necessarily permanent. Haseltine , Contributor.

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Doximity

MARCH 21, 2025

She estimates that this prompt saves her up to two hours per week , and sometimes even more when demand is high. She estimates that this prompt saves her about an hour daily , adding up to 7 hours weekly and nearly 28 hours monthly. Follow-up in three months with repeat labs. GPT helps me generate them efficiently."

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 18, 2025

We also posted two follow-up articles for that debate. Clinical Validation of a Circulating Tumor DNA–Based Blood Test to Screen for Colorectal Cancer If you want a deeper dive into cancer screening, we have covered the topic a lot on Sensible Medicine. Adam has written six different articles about screening.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I’ve been following the general conversations and have been particularly interested in AI’s potential to improve diagnostic performance. I started with a steroid two years ago, but the pain was too severe and I ended up with an injection in my back. What follows is the suggested reply to the partner of a patient of mine.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Her six-year-old daughter Lorette had a fever and needed to be picked up. The nurse quickly set up a birthing area in her office using a low pediatric cot, the same place where she normally treats kids for tummy aches. They wound up in Costa Rica but she struggled to find work in a foreign country.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

By midday, they had responded, expressing interest in meeting us to discuss a follow-up piece incorporating our views and experiences. Well, yes try shutting us up, if you dare! By 10:45 AM, we had gathered comments from our members, compiled them and sent them to the articles author.

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Scrubs

MARCH 6, 2023

Palmer reached out to the Mount Pleasant Police Department for a follow up,” the department said. The no-driving period can last up to a year or more, but the length depends on the type of tumor and the treatment they received. On February 19, 2023, Ms. The officers wrote that she is now doing well and in recovery.

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Health Prime

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This disease management includes everything from regular check-ups to specialist appointments. Our team will set up a meeting to discuss how Health Prime can maximize your revenue by cutting costs, saving you time, and collecting more! Subscribe to our Health Prime blog. Contact us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Prism Career Institute

JUNE 17, 2025

Here, we offer insight into the medical ethics to follow while working in a medical assistant career. The AAMA has both a creed and code of ethics that medical assistants should follow: The American Association of Medical Assistants Creed The creed outlines the mindset medical assistants should have as they perform their work.

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Scrubs

APRIL 5, 2023

Dereck Paul is the co-founder of Glass Health, a start-up in San Francisco that offers artificial intelligence chatbot services to doctors looking to ease the burden of routine processes, such as patient documentation. And now doctors are using it to answer routine clinical questions.

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Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 19, 2025

Follow Author Jun 19, 2025, 08:00am EDT Share Save Comment Changes in diagnostic criteria drove an increase in autism diagnoses. Internal distress, like working twice as hard as other just to keep up, was not considered. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D.

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EvidenceCare

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

CMS Policy Changes to Reduce Costs Financial pressures are rising as CMS implements the updated Version 28 Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) model , which introduces changes aimed at limiting types of codes that are most used for up-coding or over-coding to help rein in spending. We call them CMS 4201 violations.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This week will be a straight up critical appraisal (with a bit of a critique of Wall Street Journalism Churnalism thrown in). The studies leading up to the Annals of Oncology study demonstrated that the most effective assay targeted specific methylated, cell-free DNA. We then work up every positive test.

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We Care Online

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Staying up-to-date with the latest practices, regulations, and medication management techniques is essential to providing the highest quality of care. Our update class ensures that youre up-to-date with state and federal regulations, helping you stay compliant and avoid potential legal issues.

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Valant

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Read on to learn how your practice can keep up with the current rules and prepare for future changes. Parity laws have upped the expectations for documenting and justifying treatment. Staff and providers should have clear-cut steps to follow to capture relevant data. Features to speed up documentation.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 25, 2025

Traditionally, NIH (and science in general) identifies priorities by looking at historical burdens of diseases or by following the leads of existing research. Perhaps the starkest change AI can bring to NIH is a shift from a reactive, research model to a proactive one.

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Scrubs

JULY 21, 2023

The doc in question might act as though you’ve whapped him or her across the nose with a rolled-up newspaper, but it’s still your right to call him or her out. Sometimes the doc will follow you and keep going, but mostly he or she will give you your space. Simply saying, “That behavior is unacceptable” is totally within your rights.

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Scrubs

JULY 28, 2023

Physician: “Emphasize proper follow-up care.” Physician: “The patient has a good fund of general knowledge” Translation: ”She reads more than I do.” Physician: “Every four hours around the clock.” Translation: ”This person won’t take pain medicine and needs to be encouraged to do so.” Physician: “There will be moderate discomfort.”

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Scrubs

JULY 27, 2023

The following exercises can bolster your core, legs, and back strength, which are essential for a psychiatric nurse. To do a squat, stand with feet hip-width apart, bend at the knees and hips as if sitting back into a chair, keeping the chest upright and the back straight, before standing back up to the initial position.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

For example, Bergman reports a 2002 study in which ventilated premature babies were placed to sleep on either their tummies or backs, and the following states were measured: quiet sleep, active sleep (which is less restorative than quiet sleep), crying time, number of stress responses (startle, tremor, and twitch), and oxygen saturation.

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Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 18, 2025

Follow Author Jun 18, 2025, 02:22pm EDT Jun 18, 2025, 02:51pm EDT Share Save Comment Shelter dog Betty Boop poses for a portrait with a resident at Brookdale Bayshore, a senior living. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets.

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Scrubs

MARCH 13, 2023

She called the police and started following the woman from a safe distance. “I I just kind of followed her where she was walking, and they were there very, very quickly.” I thought for sure when it was him calling me that he was going to say, thank you for calling, it didn’t end up being her, if you see anything else, give us a call.”

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Forbes Healthcare

JUNE 19, 2025

Follow Author Share Save Comment Innovation Healthcare Amazon Restructures Healthcare Division and Renews Commitment To The Trillion Dollar Industry By Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., Follow Author Jun 19, 2025, 10:00am EDT Share Save Comment Over the past decade, Amazon has built an entire healthcare ecosystem. Contributor.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 9, 2025

As trade tensions escalate, new tariffs (or taxes) on these imported goods could quietly but significantly drive up their prices. Even a small price hike on multiple items each month can add up, placing a considerable burden on individuals and families already facing financial constraints. We’re the trusted voices in our neighborhoods.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the follow-up period, 9 patients (8%) in the AVATAR arm had a redo procedure following a primary endpoint compared to 15 patients (15%) in the conventional ablation arm. You would think not checking for the quality of PV isolation would lead to more patients in the “Avatar arm” requiring redo ablation.

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Practice Index

JANUARY 30, 2025

More patient-initiated follow-ups, greater use of the NHS App, and GPs to support patients activating choice of treatment provider are also included. Well have to wait and see what follows with the new GP contract, the expected urgent care plan and the 10-Year Plan, but its fair to say this has been an inauspicious start.

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Scrubs

MAY 7, 2023

When you call a patient to follow up and they don’t pick up. When you realize that you’re basically paying to work as a nurse. When you’re just trying to enjoy your sandwich, but your co-worker won’t stop talking.

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Scrubs

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A 15-second clip of her dancing at a soul club recently went viral on TikTok, racking up over 7.5 Some of Hodkin’s followers have donated money to get the club up and running. Amy Hodkin knows how to bust a move. million views. I salute everyone and everyone who comes onto this dance floor.

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