Gianna Melillo
Senior Writer at American College of Physicians
Senior Writer @ACPIMPhysicians Formerly @ChangingAmerica @thehill @ajmc_journal Bylines in @Drug_Topics @MHExecutive
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3 weeks ago |
immattersacp.org | Gianna Melillo |ACP Internist
Physicians may not often think about how they think, but that's what panelists challenged attendees to do at a session on improving clinical decision making at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025. During the presentation, ACP Member Katie Gavinski, MD, MPH, MS, Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH, MACP, and Eliana Bonifacino, MD, MS, described how clinicians typically think, identified mistakes made during the diagnostic process, and laid out strategies to combat errors in medical reasoning.
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3 weeks ago |
immattersacp.org | Gianna Melillo |ACP Internist
Health leaders from around the world gathered at the American College of Physicians' 18th Global Forum during Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 to discuss changes in the internal medicine workforce and brainstorm collective solutions. The forum was moderated by Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, Chair of ACP's Global Engagement Committee, and Irma L.
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3 weeks ago |
immattersacp.org | Gianna Melillo |ACP Internist
Recalls and warnings Removal of Abbott's HeartMate mobile power unit from the market due to instances of sudden power loss. Abbott has received reports of incidents in which the mobile power unit experienced sudden, unexpected performance issues such as not turning on, shutting down unprompted, or suddenly turning off and restarting, with the system controller indicating a yellow wrench alarm or “No External Power” alarm.
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1 month ago |
immattersacp.org | Charlotte Huff |Gianna Melillo |ACP Internist
Screening with digital breast tomosynthesis may provide more accurate screening than digital mammography for women with a family history of breast cancer, especially if they have dense breasts, a study found. U.S. veterans who visited a primary care clinician for low back pain were less likely to be prescribed opioids in the next year if they received chiropractic care, a recent study found.
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1 month ago |
immattersacp.org | Charlotte Huff |Gianna Melillo |ACP Internist
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/05/27/2.htm I.M. Matters Weekly | Low back pain | May 27, 2025 U.S. veterans who visited a primary care clinician for low back pain were less likely to be prescribed opioids in the next year if they received chiropractic care, a recent study found. Patients with low back pain may be less likely to be prescribed opioids in the future if they receive chiropractic care, according to a recent study.
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