PEMBlog

JULY 25, 2025

Overview and Epidemiology Vaso-occlusive crises, or VOCs, are the most frequent cause of emergency visits and hospitalizations for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). They are responsible for more than 70 percent of ED visits among children with SCD and account for substantial healthcare utilization and missed school days. Most children with homozygous HbSS will experience their first painful episode before the age of 6.

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Mesa Family Physician

JULY 25, 2025

Health centers do more than provide care for illness—they play a key role in promoting wellness across entire communities. From preventive services and outreach programs to employee wellness initiatives , these organizations create lasting health impacts that go beyond individual appointments. In this blog, we’ll explore the different ways health centers promote wellness, the role of workplace wellness programs, and how Medicaid access ties into community health—especially across state lines.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

JULY 18, 2025

The AHRQ Integration Academy recently published a topic brief to help pediatric and family medicine care teams support adolescents ages 12 to 17 and their families through behavioral-developmental health screening and response. This approach promotes comprehensive care by building resiliency and fostering safe, stable, nurturing relationships for adolescents with behavioral health conditions or developmental challenges.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 24, 2025

Precision cancer treatment on a larger scale is moving closer now that researchers have developed an AI platform to tailor protein components and arm the patient's immune cells to fight cancer.

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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KevinMD

JULY 19, 2025

The evolving contemporary era of value-based health care (VBHC) demands new risk leadership. VBHC emphasizes quality, outcomes, safety, equity, and stakeholder satisfaction. With these goals come complex, cross-cutting risks, including workforce shortages, clinical complications, health care staff safety, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions. To address the modern risk situation, health care systems must allocate resources Read more… Why enterprise risk management is key to value-based hea

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Permanente Medicine

JULY 24, 2025

Pavan Somusetty, MD, and Jackie Ryan… Suicide is a deeply personal tragedy — and a pressing public health challenge. In this episode, we take a closer look at how health systems can lead meaningful change through prevention, early intervention, and compassion. Dr. Pavan Somusetty, regional chief of mental health at Northwest Permanente and national leader for suicide prevention at Kaiser Permanente, joins Jackie Ryan, psychiatry practice director at Northwest Permanente and Zero Suicide pr

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Dignity Health Medical Foundation

JULY 21, 2025

Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group is proud to announce a new primary care, oncology and infusion center. Located at 1050 Iron Point Rd (entrance off of Black Diamond Road), the clinic will provide a range of essential services, including primary care, pediatrics, hematology, oncology, and infusion therapy. This expansion addresses the growing need for accessible, high-quality healthcare in the Folsom area and surrounding communities.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 22, 2025

TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Small-group professional coaching can reduce physician burnout rates by up to nearly 30 percent, according to a study published online July 11 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Joshua Khalili, M.D., from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues assessed the effects of small-group and one-on-one professional coaching to decrease physician burnout and improve work life, work engagemen

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KevinMD

JULY 23, 2025

When reviewing poor maternal health outcomes in the U.S., it is clear we cannot keep doing the same thing and expect to make pregnancy safe and healthy for all. A new approach is needed that harnesses the power of molecular advances to bring precision medicine to pregnancy health. Preeclampsia, one of the most dangerous complications Read more… How molecular discoveries are transforming preeclampsia prediction and care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JULY 21, 2025

Pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disease characterized by increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries. This elevated pressure strains the right side of the heart as it pumps against greater resistance, trying to supply the lungs with blood. As pulmonary hypertension advances, accomplishing everyday tasks becomes more challenging. Learning to balance activity with rest periods, asking for assistance when needed, and slowly incorporating low-impact exercise can help manage debilitating sym

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NPR Health

JULY 24, 2025

A research team has successfully tested a blood substitute in animals, and human trials may not be far off. The powdered blood could help medics respond faster in a crisis.

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ABIM

JULY 18, 2025

A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that patients treated by physicians who perform well on the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) experience significantly better prognoses—including lower mortality and readmission rates—than those treated by doctors with lower scores. Analyzing data of more than 260,000 Medicare hospitalizations managed by more than 4,000 internal medicine physicians, researchers discovered a clear connection between medical knowledge and patient surv

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 20, 2025

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression showed promising, high-quality evidence for improving pain and function in individuals with LSS. A study published in July 2025 issue of Journal of Pain Research examined the limited evidence on short- and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) in managing pain and disability due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults, while approximately 2 in 1,000 are living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)—kidney failure that is treated either with a kidney transplant or through dialysis. Today, however, there is much that can be done to prevent kidney failure if CKD is diagnosed early and Read more… How value-based care transforms chronic kidney disease management originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 24, 2025

Thanks to a new technique, neurosurgeons at UMC Utrecht have been able to watch the blood flow in brain tissue live during surgery for the first time. Together with researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology, they have developed a method that allows them to detect the risk of a stroke during surgery sooner—and potentially prevent it. The technique could also be useful for other types of operations, such as kidney transplants.

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Physician's Practice

JULY 24, 2025

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 22, 2025

Dr. Alex McDonald discusses the importance of self-care in addressing physician burnout and shares evidence-based physician wellness strategies. As a family medicine physician, my life is a tapestry of demands: teaching, administrative duties, patient care, procedures, clinical conundrums, and health policy advocacy—all in the relentless pursuit of improving the health of my community and enhancing physicians’ abilities to care for their communities.

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Are you serious? It’s 2 a.m., and you take a patient to the OR for what you believe is a bowel obstruction or appendicitis — only to find metastatic cancer, necrotic bowel, or something equally catastrophic. The patient is unstable, anesthesia is struggling to maintain blood pressure, and you can’t simply apply a wound vac Read more… Why rigorous training is vital for today’s surgeons originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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GeriPal

JULY 24, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Most health care providers understand the importance of goals-of-care conversations in aligning treatment plans with patients’ goals, especially for those with serious medical problems. And yet, these discussions often either don’t happen or at least don’t get documented. How can we do better? In today’s podcast, we sit down with Ira Byock, Chris Dale, and Matthew Gonzales to discuss a multi-year healthcare system-wide goals of care implementation proje

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Medical Xpress

JULY 24, 2025

A seven-year international, multi-center clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and St. Michael's Hospital, a site of Unity Health Toronto, has found that a new ventilation mode called proportional assist ventilation (PAV+) could improve outcomes for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who require help breathing.

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Today's Hospitalist

JULY 22, 2025

WHAT FACTORS are used to calculate hospitalist bonuses? According to data from our most recent annual survey, group and individual performance play a big role, and so do traditional metrics like quality. Our survey found that nearly half of hospitalists—42%—are paid based on a combination of both salary and incentives. On average, hospitalists earn about $43,000 of their annual income from bonuses and incentives.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 22, 2025

Research shows that in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnea, increased calprotectin was associated with 90-day mortality. In patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute dyspnea , increased calprotectin was associated with 90-day mortality, and exhibited a strong positive correlation with illness severity, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

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KevinMD

JULY 18, 2025

As a quadruple board-certified physician and a patient with a complex autoimmune disease, I live on both sides of the examination table. My professional life is about finding answers; my personal life has been about the agony of waiting for them. This dual perspective makes it impossible to ignore a systemic problem in modern medicine: Read more… Clinical ghosts and why they haunt our exam rooms originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Practice

JULY 22, 2025

Topics Access and Reimbursement Billing & Collections Coding & Documentation Finance Law & Malpractice MedMal by Coverys Patient Engagement & Communications Staffing & Salary Technology Media Video & Interviews Podcasts Medical World News Pearls Surveys Best States to Practice Great American Physician Survey Staff Salary Survey Conferences ACP Internal Medicine Meeting HIMSS MGMA All Conferences Events Virtual Events CME/CE Resources Sponsored Partners Publications Subscr

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Medical Xpress

JULY 24, 2025

Despite being one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, colorectal cancer continues to claim more lives in Black communities than in any other racial group in the United States. Incidence and mortality rates remain about 20% and 30% higher for Black individuals compared with White individuals, making it a leading driver of racial health disparities.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 21, 2025

MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster). The existing vaccine consists of two vials — a lyophilized (powder) antigen and a liquid adjuvant — that health care professionals combine prior to administration.

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KevinMD

JULY 24, 2025

You’re in the OR. A colleague, maybe a resident, suggests a different approach. You’ve already considered it. Or maybe it’s not a great suggestion. Either way, it’s hard to hear. You feel your muscles tense and lean away from your colleague, avoiding eye contact. Defensiveness is a common and understandable dynamic. A common dynamic In Read more… How doctors can turn criticism into collaboration originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JULY 24, 2025

Trust is equal parts character and competence. — Stephen M R Covey Because of the well documented science behind nocebo and placebo effects, we now know that patients’ trust in their clinicians can affect outcomes as much as their prescribed medications can. We also, obviously, know that physicians don’t get paid by their patients, but directly by their employers and indirectly by the Government or by the insurance companies.

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FDA Law

JULY 24, 2025

By Lisa M. Baumhardt, Principal Medical Device Regulatory Expert & Allyson B. Mullen — FDA recently released a draft guidance regarding the transfer or sale of a 510(k) clearance. When a 510(k) for a device is sold or transferred from one entity to another, the new 510(k) holder must list the device with the FDA. If the device has not been significantly changed or modified, the new 510(k) holder is required to provide the original 510(k) number when creating their device listing.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 24, 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded a recall of a commonly prescribed thyroid medication due to what it described as "subpotent" active ingredients.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 20, 2025

Poor GP communication and fragmented referrals worsened mental distress, highlighting the urgent need for patient-centered mental health navigation. A study published in July 2025 issue of Journal of Primary Care & Community Health stated a limited insight into how individuals in Norway experience accessing specialized mental health services through general practice, despite rising mental health concerns.

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KevinMD

JULY 23, 2025

As physicians, we are trained to care—for patients, colleagues, and our communities. When it comes to caring for our own aging parents and ill family members, most of us find ourselves overwhelmed, overfunctioning, under-resourced, depleted, and isolated. More often than not, we find ourselves assigned the caregiving role—explicitly or implicitly—because we’re “the doctor in the Read more… Why physicians struggle with caregiving and how to cope with grace originally appeared in Kevin

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Clinical Correlations

JULY 23, 2025

By Lydia Pan Peer Reviewed An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. After all, it is far better to detect a serious illness before it develops its full harmful potential, or even.

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AMMD

JULY 24, 2025

Women carry an invisible weight each day. They juggle careers, caregiving, relationships, households, and community roles. There is often an unspoken expectation to do it all with ease and grace. Many women feel exhausted by this constant balancing act. Struggles with mental health are common. Anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout affect millions of women.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 24, 2025

Researchers at Uppsala University have identified a promising therapeutic approach for the challenging blood cancer multiple myeloma. In a new preclinical study, they demonstrate that a dual treatment with drugs that inhibit epigenetic regulation reduces tumor growth and induces cancer cell death. The findings are published in the journal Blood Advances.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 20, 2025

A finger-prick blood test reliably measures neurofilament light, enabling remote monitoring that could revolutionize neurological disease management and research. A study published in July 2025 issue of Journal of Neurology highlighted the potential of blood -based neuropathology biomarkers for therapy and monitoring, while emphasizing the need for specialist services and the benefits of remote sampling to ease clinical visit burdens.

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