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Medicare preventive visits up over 20 years, clinicians say this is a good thing
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- Donavyn Coffey
These visits give clinicians and patients more valuable time together.
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AI tool perfect in study of inflammatory diseases
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- Donavyn Coffey
A model that combines machine learning with clinical cues could help clinicians easily differentiate MIS-C from typhus, a new study found.
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Young vapers and smokers beware: Eye problems abound
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- Donavyn Coffey
Use of both cigarettes and vapes is apparently much worse for eye health than either product use alone, a new study found.
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In new era of gene therapy, PCPs are ‘boots on the ground’
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- Donavyn Coffey
Pediatricians and general practitioners will be central to finding and monitoring the patients that need these treatments.
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New cancer screen, same issues: Physicians confront Galleri test
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- Donavyn Coffey
“Cancer screening is a very complicated issue. Being honest, the tests are good but are not ready yet [for wider use].”
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Buzz kill: Lung damage looks worse in pot smokers
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- Donavyn Coffey
Emphysema was significantly more common among smokers (75%) than among nonsmokers, a new study finds.
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Med groups urge feds to protect physicians from anti-trans violence
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- Donavyn Coffey
Not only do the threats bully physicians providing gender-affirming care and the patients who receive that care, but “they have also disrupted...
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Physician bias may prevent quality care for patients with disabilities
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- Donavyn Coffey
Many physicians report being ill-equipped to treat people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and some said they try to avoid doing so, a...
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Patients with cancer get valuable second opinion for free
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- Donavyn Coffey
Research shows that getting a second opinion can significantly change the course of a patient’s disease and treatment.
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Weight-loss surgery has a big effect on marriage
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- Donavyn Coffey
The person who had surgery may feel unsupported in the new journey if the partner keeps advocating for unhealthy habits. And the person who didn’t...
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HPV testing plus cytology catches two times more cervical lesions
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- Donavyn Coffey
Research suggesets that hrHPV testing is the “best strategy for a timely diagnosis of CIN2+ lesions while avoiding overtreatment” of young women...
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Large analysis confirms safety of nipple-sparing mastectomy
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- Donavyn Coffey
The authors found that overall survival and breast cancer–specific survival were similar for women undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy and those...
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Tiny worms sniff out early-stage pancreatic cancer
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- Donavyn Coffey
There is a huge need for research like this that explores strategies to detect pancreatic cancer early, but it’s far too soon to tell how, or if,...
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Alcohol ups risk for atrial fibrillation episode hours later
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- Donavyn Coffey
“The more alcohol consumed, the higher that risk.”
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Med student kicked out for microaggression dustup sues school
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- Donavyn Coffey
Mr. Bhattacharya claims the unraveling of his medical training was because of questions he asked at a UVA-hosted panel on microaggressions. The...