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6 days ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: The prevalence of U.S. children with autism has been increasing and is now about one in 31. HHS will look into environmental toxins potentially causing this increase, but experts say this is likely not the case. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the new administration will identify an environmental toxin causing autism in a matter of months, but experts said the goal is illogical and unrealistic.
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1 week ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: An ACP Internal Medicine Meeting presenter discussed a guide to caring for older adults, especially more complex cases. The five Ms method includes multicomplexity, what matters, mind, mobility and medications.
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1 week ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom |Mindy Valcarcel
Key takeaways: A new installment of ACP’s Best Practice Advice focuses on cannabis use for chronic pain management. An author discussed the most important details for PCPs to know. NEW ORLEANS — Evidence suggests that, for many patients, the harms of cannabis outweigh its potential benefits for chronic noncancer pain, according to new Best Practice Advice from ACP. Adam Obley, MD, FACP, detailed ACP’s advice on cannabis use to manage chronic pain at the college’s annual Internal Medicine Meeting.
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1 week ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom |Michael Barry
Key takeaways: The USPSTF will likely be affected by the Agency of Healthcare Research Quality’s downsizing. Experts called on HHS to preserve the agency’s functions and vital staff so it can keep supporting the USPSTF. Downsizing at HHS may affect the United States Preventive Services Task Force — a key part of maintaining the health of Americans, according to an expert. Michael J.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom |Mindy Valcarcel
Key takeaways: Misdiagnosis is a somewhat common phenomenon in medicine, occurring in about 10% of cases. Physicians can teach trainees how to avoid misdiagnosis, and they learn more themselves. NEW ORLEANS — Misdiagnosis is a relatively common issue that physicians must be vigilant against, according to a presenter at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. Medical diagnostic error “is a significant issue and a significant problem,” Robert L.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: A debate over whether to accept unvaccinated patients into primary care practices has ramped up in the wake of a massive, deadly measles outbreak. “There are no right and wrong answers here,” an expert said. Measles outbreaks in the United States have presented primary care providers with an ethical dilemma — how to balance a patient’s right to forgo vaccinations with the safety of other vulnerable patients who may be put at risk because of that choice.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: A presenter here discussed new technology in sleep medicine. The advancements, including AI, could be incredibly helpful for physicians, particularly considering the work force shortage. NEW ORLEANS — New technology is changing the landscape of sleep medicine — mostly for the better, according to an expert at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. “Many new devices and apps are headed to the market to help detect sleep disorders and sometimes to treat them,” Carolyn M.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: The Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, as CMS administrator. The vote was along party lines. The Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, as the next CMS administrator in a vote Thursday. Known colloquially as “Dr. Oz,” the surgeon, professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University and former television personality was confirmed in a 53-45 vote along party lines.
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2 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom
Key takeaways: Responsible medication use includes deprescribing medications when the risks outweigh potential benefits. An ACP presenter discussed what PCPs need to know about reducing the number of medications patients take. NEW ORLEANS — Deprescribing can help streamline patients’ medications and improve quality of life, according to a presenter here.
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4 weeks ago | 
healio.com | Emma Bascom |Andrew Rhoades |Mindy Valcarcel
March 27, 2025 5 min read Huge HHS cuts getting 'close to the bone' of already strained US health care system Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected].
