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Measles is back, and so are all the old antivax tropes about it

Science Based Medicine

Measles is back, and so are all the old antivax tropes about the disease and the vaccine. Unfortunately, there's an antivaxxer in charge. The post Measles is back, and so are all the old antivax tropes about it first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

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Duration of Trials vs Duration of Therapy

Sensible Medicine

Co-editor of Sensible Medicine Vinay Prasad and two colleagues published a remarkable study last week regarding the length of antidepressant drug trials vs duration of therapy in the real world. The median trial duration was 8 weeks while real-world use of these drugs is 5 years. Few trials lasted long enough to monitor for withdrawal symptoms or included taper protocols.

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Tennis Participation Hits New High 25.7M, Prompts $10M Investment

Forbes Healthcare

For the fifth consecutive year, tennis participation in the U.S. increased. This has prompted the USTA to invest $10 million more into new tennis courts and facilities.

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Google’s clinical search-and-answer tool can now query images

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The news is a step forward on multimodal AI, or algorithms that understand non-text inputs, and should make Vertex AI Search faster and more helpful, Google said.

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Exclusive: Google Cloud Launches Enhanced Multimodal AI, Further Fueling Healthcare AI Race

Forbes Healthcare

Google Cloud is enhancing its Vertex AI search platform for healthcare with multimodal AI capabilities.

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Microsoft unveils new AI-backed clinical assistant

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

The tech giant is trying to differentiate its new assistant, called Dragon Copilot, by billing it as an all-in-one tool for clinicians drowning under administrative work.

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How Quest pre-enrollment data can help your health plan serve members better

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

In an age of capitation and value-based care, health plans must work harder than ever to offer tailored support to higher-risk members with chronic conditions.

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Why Specialty Pharmacy May Be Walgreens Most Desirable Asset To Buyers

Forbes Healthcare

The specialty pharmacy business may be the most attractive part of Walgreens as rumors swirl the company will be taken over and broken into two or three companies.

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Black Veterans’ Silent Battle with Mental Health and Addiction is Costing Lives

Minority Nurse

When I returned from serving my country, I was a different person. My kids noticed I was distant, and I turned to alcohol and the party life to cope. Years of service had taken a toll on my mental health, and I no longer recognized the man in the mirror. For many veterans like me, the trauma and stress of service linger long after the uniform comes off.

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Amwell names Amazon vet to chief product and technology role

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Dan Zamansky, who previously led AWS Health AI, will now oversee the telehealth vendor’s product and research organizations.

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Wealthier patients more likely to use telehealth for mental health care, study finds

Medical Economics

Johns Hopkins analysis suggests telehealth may contribute to disparities in mental health care access across economic groups.

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Natalie Schneider, Fort Health

The Healthcare Blog

Natalie Schneider is CEO of Fort Health, a relatively new entrant into the children’s mental health market. Fort Health’s modus operandi is to partner with (i.e. market via) pediatricians to recruit patients. They are delivering integrated care and something called collaborative care…a newer model that has more frequent and shorter interventions and is more affordable.

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How AI is streamlining health care recruitment

Medical Economics

AI-powered recruiting is yielding benefits that include both accelerating and improving job-candidate matching.

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Physicians Practice digital edition: Integrating payments

Physicians Practice

Your monthly collection of insights from the Physicians Practice Pearls writers is available now!

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7 ways to discuss cancer screening with your patients

Medical Economics

Primary care physicians have a chance to save lives through early detection of cancer.

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Ep. 54: Medicare cuts and physician challenges with Norman K. "Kip" Beals III, MD

Physicians Practice

Norman K. "Kip" Beals III, MD, joins the show to discuss the evolving landscape of health care reimbursement and how physicians can weather the storm.

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USPSTF adds two members, seeks nominees for national board

Medical Economics

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force taking nominations through mid-March for national panel of health care advisers.

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The Critical Role of FMEA in Healthcare Risk Management

Performance Health

As famously highlighted by Warren Buffett, Risk comes from not knowing what youre doing. This insight is especially pertinent in healthcare, where the lack of clarity in safety processes can expose organizations to significant, unnecessary risks. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis ( FMEA ) is a critical tool in navigating these challenges, helping to identify and mitigate potential failures before they result in harm.

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AI-powered stethoscope enhances early heart failure detection in primary care

Medical Economics

A study, published in JACC Advances, highlights potential for early heart failure detection in primary care, thanks to AI.

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Practice tip of the week: Making the most of VBC

Physicians Practice

Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

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Ep. 54: Medicare cuts and physician challenges with Norman K. "Kip" Beals III, MD

Medical Economics

Norman K. "Kip" Beals III, MD, joins the show to discuss the evolving landscape of health care reimbursement and how physicians can weather the storm.

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5 considerations for health plans evaluating the VOI of healthcare technology

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

Health plans must shift from ROI to VOI, evaluating tech investments for long-term, holistic value.

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The return on investment of a welcoming medical office

Medical Economics

Clinical excellence comes first, of course. But does your space make patients feel welcome?

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Best Communication Practices for IT Tech Remote Support

Northwest Career College

Communication is the most important thing when being an IT technician. Communication is even more critical if you’re performing remote support, where you can’t interact with the individual personally. Effective communication can be the deciding factor when it comes to the pace and discreetness with which technical issues can be resolved for clients or team members.

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Keys to a safe practice, moving forward

Medical Economics

Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains what practices should keep in mind moving forward in regards to workplace safety.

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Connect Care Mobile Apps Outage - Wednesday March 5, 2025, 21:00-23:59

Connect Care Bytes Blog

There will be a scheduled downtime for the Connect Care mobile applications on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, between 21:00 and 23:59 , due to an upgrade. During the upgrade process, the Connect Care mobile apps Haiku and Canto will be unavailable. The downtime per device could range from 2 to 10 minutes (depending on connectivity) while the upgrade is completed.

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Health risks of daylight saving time; Mayo Clinic named ‘world’s best hospital’; groundbreaking ‘tooth-in-eye’ surgery restores eyesight – Morning Medical Update

Medical Economics

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Think Quintuple Aim This Week at #HIMSS25

Health Populi

As HIMSS 2025, the largest annual conference on health information and innovation meets up in Las Vegas this week, we can peek into what’s on the organization’s CEO’s mind leading up to the meeting in this conversation between Hal Wolf, CEO of HIMSS, and Gil Bashe, Managing Director of FINN Partners. If you are unfamiliar with HIMSS, Hal explains in the discussion that HIMSS’s four focuses are digital health transformation, the deployment and utilization of AI as a tool,

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AI-powered MRI solution enhances speed and image quality

Medical Economics

Philips SmartSpeed Precise aims for faster scan times and improved diagnostic image quality across the companys devices

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Pharmaceutical Tariffs Likely Raise Prices, But Would They Lead To Reshoring?

Forbes Healthcare

Despite the potential for price hikes, Trump asserts that imposing pharmaceutical tariffs will lead to reshoring. But this tends to be hard to achieve in the short term.

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Best ECG Resources for Residents (& Med Students)

A Young Doctor's Journey

One of my most frequently asked questions is what resources I recommend for learning ECGs, so I finally sat down and compiled some of my lesser-known favorites. This blog post has a mix of free & paid resources: textbooks, blogs, videos and more. Hopefully you find something useful: if you do, please share with your friends, and let's get better at reading ECGs together!

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