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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the new administration will identify an environmental toxin causing autism in a matter of months, but experts said the goal is illogical and unrealistic.New data from CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that, in 2022, the prevalence of autism among children aged 8 years was 32.2 per 1,000 children — or about one in 31.
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An estimated record-high 91 million Americans are unable to pay for quality health care if they needed it today, according to a new West Health and Gallup survey.The inability to pay was especially prevalent among Black and Hispanic adults. Tim Lash, MBA, president of West Health Policy Center, told Healio that the findings “are the consequence of a high-priced health care system.”
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Mashup Score: 1'The five Ms' approach could optimize care for older adults - 9 day(s) ago
NEW ORLEANS — Primary care providers should look to the five Ms as a guide to caring for older adults, according to Mary Tinetti, MD, a professor of geriatric medicine in Yale School of Medicine’s department of internal medicine, who spoke at the annual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.The five Ms stand for multicomplexity, what matters, mind, mobility and medications.
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NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Shari M. Erickson, MPH, chief advocacy officer at ACP, highlights several health policy developments she presented at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting “that are really important for physicians to be aware of.”Erikson said the association is “working hard to try and ensure” that physicians can access information on topics like immunization,
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NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, FACP, discusses evolving cancer screening guidelines and the controversies surrounding some of them. The first screening update involved pancreatic cancer.
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NEW ORLEANS — AI can be used in multiple ways to help reduce clinician burden, but human oversight is still needed, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.“There is a lot of help coming,” Deepti Pandita, MD, FACP, FAMIA, an associate professor of medicine, vice president of clinical informatics and chief medical information officer at the University of
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Mashup Score: 0Daily Medical News, Free CME and Clinical Guidance - 9 day(s) ago
Medical news, education and information for physicians and health care professionals, presented by specialty and topic. From Healio and the Wyanoke Group.
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NEW ORLEANS — AI recommendations for managing conditions often treated in primary care were rated superior to those made by physicians, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.“I feel like it has the potential to improve the way we practice,” Zehavi Horowitz-Kugler, MD, vice president of medical sciences at K Health, said during the plenary session at the
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Mashup Score: 1Patients want to talk about cannabis, but get most information from dispensary workers - 11 day(s) ago
NEW ORLEANS — Evidence suggests that, for many patients, the harms of cannabis outweigh its potential benefits for chronic noncancer pain, according to new Best Practice Advice from ACP. Adam Obley, MD, FACP, detailed ACP’s advice on cannabis use to manage chronic pain at the college’s annual Internal Medicine Meeting.
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Mashup Score: 0Daily Medical News, Free CME and Clinical Guidance - 13 day(s) ago
Medical news, education and information for physicians and health care professionals, presented by specialty and topic. From Healio and the Wyanoke Group.
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❗The HHS Secretary said that the new administration will try to identify an environmental toxin causing autism, promising some answers soon. 💡@ArthurCaplan, David Goodman, MD, LFAPA and Benjamin J. Schindel, MD, MPH, offered insight. 🔗Read more here: https://t.co/nuwLzBlyip