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Effective decision-making begins with listening: "patients want to be heard, understood, and respected as individuals." Shared decision-making isn’t dependent on shared identity or agreement—it rests on shared humanity: https://t.co/frZn7PemtL #JGIM
Inadequate access to ambulatory care isn’t just inefficient—it’s a quality and safety problem. Health systems should be incentivized to track and improve access metrics just as they do medication errors and hospital-acquired infections #JGIM#PrimaryCare
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PSA screening has evolved, but cutpoints still shape primary care decisions.
This article revisits the history of PSA testing, current recommendations, and how clinicians can optimize screening in everyday practice: https://t.co/g9g1xg7pBK #JGIM#ProstateCancer
“As a physician, I’ve had countless difficult conversations with families. But when it is your own family member, the words become elusive, even painful.”
A reflection from a doctor about his father & the experience of being on the other side of medicine: https://t.co/CYMrNc0CoO
GLP-1RA meds are transforming obesity & diabetes care but do they affect cancer risk? This study found GLP-1RAs may actually reduce the incidence of certain cancers such as cancers of liver or pancreas. @ZRashidMD@timpawlik@Mujtabakhalil@Shahzaibzindani#JGIM#GLP1
📞Can telephone-based programs improve equitable access to lifestyle interventions?
A national program successfully engaged a diverse Veteran population, including women, racial/ethnic minorities, and rural Veterans. https://t.co/BO5QftuH9V #JGIM#VeteransHealth
Even the best falls recommendations only work if they’re completed. In this interdisciplinary falls clinic, many weren’t—prompting future efforts focused on high-yield interventions like PT and bone health https://t.co/j09uECYGN1 #JGIM
Can a text improve healthy food access? Bilingual reminders were linked to ⬆️ attendance at a produce market. The study highlights the promise of low-cost digital outreach & importance of multimodal strategies to avoid reinforcing inequities @desroollie https://t.co/jcrFERPFT7
"When you’re not sure what to say, focus on listening"
This #JGIM#HealingArts article is a powerful reflection on serious illness & the human side of medicine
Sometimes the most meaningful care starts not with answers, but with presence
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This new #JGIM#OriginalResearch showed that advanced breast cancer risk identifies an often overlooked group of women than traditional invasive cancer risk models
🟢 Younger (40–49)
🟢 Black
🟢 Overweight/obese
🟢 Have dense breasts
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What does housing precarity have to do with cognitive function? 🤔
This #JGIM#OriginalResearch study out of Korea found that multidimensional housing precarity was associated with ⬇️ cognitive function among older adults
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Another clinically-oriented research letter from one of my grants, published in @JournalGIM! In it, we find that low usage of diabetes preventive therapies (meds and weight management programs) among Vets with evidence of prediabetes. And 1/4 of our cohort develop diabetes! 1/2
This new #JGIM#OriginalResearch article showed that a higher level of remote patient monitoring engagement was associated with achieving BP control
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This new #JGIM#InnovationsInMedicalEducation article highlights a model to create inclusive spaces and an affirmative health workforce for queer persons in India and beyond!
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Adult patients with neurodivergence are:
⬇️ likely to receive cervical cancer screening
⬆️ likely to use the ED & be hospitalized
Check out this new #JGIM#OriginalResearch underscoring the need for targeted interventions to improve care
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