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in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
"In participants with obesity/overweight, withdrawing tirzepatide led to substantial regain of lost weight, whereas continued treatment maintained and augmented initial weight reduction." In other words, the GLP1 weight loss medications, which are the current rage, seem to only keep weight off while someone stays on the medication, according to the results of this study.
Effect of Tirzepatide on Maintenance of Weight Reduction jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2812936?…
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CDC Advisory -
Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 – 2024 Winter Season
Health Alert Network logo.
emergency.cdc.gov/han/2023/han00503.asp?ACSTrackin…
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Here's a handy tip sheet to help distinguish Medicare Part B (outpatient healthcare provider) and Medicare Part D (outpatient drugs) coverage for vaccines. Note that in some cases like the new RSV vaccines, Medicare Part B pays for administering the vaccine but does not pay for the vaccine itself, which is paid for by Part D (if a patient has Part D coverage in place).
www.cms.gov/outreach-and-education/medicare-learni…
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Check out part 2 of my series on herbal and dietary supplement dangers!
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Rectal bleeding or obvious blood in bowel movements is one of the most common presentations of colorectal cancer and other serious colon disorders. A recent study found high rates of lack of primary care follow-up for patients with rectal bleeding.
gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/17…
#rectalbleeding #bleeding #colon #coloncancer #colorectal #colorectalcancer
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See my new video on coverage for colon cancer screening!
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Recalls for possible #Listeria #bacterial #contamination are becoming quite common. I made a brief video about Listeria infection on my #YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/mHIwu-3a6eo (check it out and consider subscribing for more healthcare videos).
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force posted a draft research plan on screening for prostate cancer. The draft research plan is available for review and public comment from October 12, 2023 through November 8, 2023. To review the draft research plan and submit comments, go to www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/publi….
#uspstf #prostate #prostatecancer #research #researchplan
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Hey, everyone. I hope you like the new item I added to my channel banner. I did the design work myself and even added crackled paint to the new painting elements you don't get to see at the Louvre Museum in France (where the original painting is). :-)
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Fascinating case about two blood clots that occurred in the same patient, almost at the same time: one essentially caused a heart attack, and the other caused a blood clot in the lungs (which can be life-threatening). The suspected reason for this "super-clotting" was COVID infection. I recently posted a brief related fascinating video on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/eh_gz19xojs.
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.1314?ut…
#COVID19 #hypercoagulability #medical #bloodclots #COVIDresearch #COVIDsymptoms #COVIDcomplications #COVIDtreatment #thrombosis #pulmonaryembolism #blooddisorders #viralinfection #inflammation #coagulation #hematology #pandemic
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Welcome to my channel! My goal is to provide interesting and informative content about medicine and U.S. healthcare in a concise format.
I have several decades of experience in the U.S. healthcare sector as a board-certified (in internal medicine) licensed physician (M.D.), focusing on payer administrative healthcare. I've worked as a medical director for the largest private health insurance company in the U.S., handling Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial (private coverage) health insurance. I also spent over 21 years as a physician medical consultant for California's Medicaid program ("Medi-Cal").
I have experience in:
- Internal Medicine
- healthcare
- private and governmental health insurer systems
- quality of care assessment
- medical appeals and grievances
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- medical claims review
- medical utilization management
- medical auditing
- clinical documentation improvement
- medical service coding
- healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse