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AMA Funds BP Training for Medical, PA, and Nursing Schools Med students and other healthcare workers, including physician assistants and nurses, don't receive enough BP training. The AMA wants to change that to help reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.
How to Get Paid If Your Patient Passes OnPhysicians are saddened when a patient passes on. Sometimes doctors also need to deal with issues of outstanding payment. Here's how to address that situation with sensitivity.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
NPs and PAs Handling Increasingly More Primary Care VisitsAdvanced practice providers are handling more primary care visits and seeing more patients, particularly for conditions such as respiratory infections and anxiety, according to recent research.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
Hospital Accreditor Takes Aim at Greenhouse Gas EmissionsThe Joint Commission next year will start a voluntary program to help hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas emissions after dropping a proposal to require emissions reporting for accreditation.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
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ESC 2023SGLT2 Is Tied to Fewer Post-MI Deaths in T2D Observational registry data from Sweden showed a significant link between SGLT2 inhibitor use at the time of an MI in people with type 2 diabetes and fewer all-cause deaths in 1-year follow-up.
Adolescents' Acute Care Use for Eating Disorders Has RisenRates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for eating disorders have increased significantly among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Social Media Makes Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Feel Less AloneSocial media videos, and other posts, from kids living with type 1 diabetes allows affected children to feel less alone but can also provide an incomplete picture of living with the disease.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 4, 2023