ObjectivesTo assess primary care physicians' (PCPs) perception of the need for serious illness conversations (SIC) or other palliative care interventions in patients flagged by a machine learning tool for high 1-year mortality risk. MethodsWe surveyed PCPs from four Brigham and Women's Hospital ...
"However, their cancers also usually are more aggressive, so seekingmedical careis important," Fleshner added. For this study, researchers analyzed surveys collected from 1,148 patients between 2015 and 2022 as part of the Reducing the Burden of Breast Cancer in Young Women (RUBY) project. The...
The best place to find a doctor who can perform the procedure is by asking your primary care physician for a referral. Alternatively, you can search online for a qualified doctor in your area. Be sure to ask the doctor about their experience with the procedure and what kind of results y...
I went for a routine physical and x-ray and the clinic thought they saw a shadow on one of my lungs. They were very careful to tell me that it was probably nothing but I should get it checked by my primary care physician. That caused a fair amount of sleepless nights but thankfully...
occurring nationally in models of care, scope of practice, and policy. It also recognized that the 2006 visioning document was now outdated, and that the system was in need of a consolidated and shared framework to effectively guide future directions for the profession. It identified 10 ...
Among the latter was the office of A.C. Jackson, a nationally respected physician who was shot dead outside his home as he attempted to surrender to the mob. A couple of blocks away was a marker for the Stradford Hotel, at the time the largest black-owned hotel in the United States,...
Herpes zoster (HZ) is a prevalent viral disease that inflicts substantial morbidity and associated healthcare and socioeconomic burdens. Current treatments are not fully effective, especially among the most vulnerable patients. Although widely recommende
Why is it so special that there is a new chief economist whereas we do not seem to have much to say about Dr. Jim Yong Kim, who is an American (Korean-born) physician, and is the actual President of this institution? Well, maybe, it is because we feel that economic knowledge is go...