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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 11, 2022
“Pain management is a major challenge, and a doctor’s perception of a patient’s subjective pain is susceptible to bias.”
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 6, 2022
The associations of PTSD with cognitive change remained evident after additional adjustment for behavioral factors and health conditions.
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: July 6, 2022
A family physician lamented that he has “made less in the past 3 years, with more hassles and work” and he “can’t wait to retire next year.”
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 27, 2022
“It’s important not to assume ... that the only way to treat someone hostile is by sedating them,” said Dr. Leslie Citrome.
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 24, 2022
“Ask patients if they think they deserve to get better, particularly patients who seem to be ‘stuck,’ and explore what’s underlying that belief.”
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 24, 2022
It’s important for physicians to be aware of warning signs in their colleagues, such as showing up late, being irritable and short-tempered with st...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 23, 2022
“It is important to screen patients for hypertension, getting them into primary care for visits, getting them diagnosed sooner, and treating them e...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 16, 2022
Researchers found that vulnerable patients with ICDs experienced more ventricular arrhythmias on days with higher levels of air pollution.
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 9, 2022
The researchers recommend implementing trauma-informed care, assessing and addressing suicidality and self-injury, and prioritizing therapies that ...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 7, 2022
Risperidone is an antipsychotic with a “medium to high metabolic risk profile.”
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: May 31, 2022
Those with dual sensory impairment had an eightfold higher risk for cognitive impairment.
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: May 27, 2022
“Very high HDL levels are associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes, not lower risk, as previously thought.”
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: May 16, 2022
“If you want to wear a white coat, if you feel it gives you that added level of authority, if you feel it tells people more clearly that you’re a p...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: May 4, 2022
Although burnout is a prevalent problem among health care workers, little research has focused on burnout in mental health workers compared with ot...
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- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 21, 2022
“Our results suggest that high conscientiousness and low neuroticism may protect individuals against mild cognitive impairment.”
