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Should doctors refuse to treat obese patients?

World of DTC Marketing

IN BRIEF: Doctors are not required to treat obese patients who won’t do anything to lose weight but the problem is more than reminding patients they need to get exercise and drop pounds. Susan knew she needed to lose weight, especially when her doctor told her that her A1C indicated that she was prediabetic.

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Financial Security, Lasting Relief: How the Inflation Reduction Act Restores Health to Patients and Hope to Their Doctors

MedCity News

The post Financial Security, Lasting Relief: How the Inflation Reduction Act Restores Health to Patients and Hope to Their Doctors appeared first on MedCity News. For those who rely on these treatments, affordable medication access is a matter of health, freedom, and dignity, and their mechanisms and outcomes are non-partisan.

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The Role of the BC Doctors Directory in Improving Patient-Doctor Connections

Scott’s Directories

Establishing strong patient-doctor connections is vital for effective healthcare delivery in British Columbia. With the increasing demand for personalized care, patients need quick access to medical professionals who can address their health needs. It leads to increased patient inquiries.

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Novartis' Scemblix leaps into newly diagnosed leukemia—where winning over doctors may take time

Fierce Pharma

Exactly three years after an initial FDA green light for the third-line treatment of leukemia, Novartis’ Scemblix has won an accelerated approval to treat newly diagnosed patients. The drug will face a couple of challenges as Novartis works to reach more patients in the setting.

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Doctor Marketing: How to Integrate Doctors Into Your Marketing Programs

Healthcare Success

Doctors are central to the success of virtually every multi-location healthcare practice and health system we work with. Moreover, today’s doctor partners have strong opinions about marketing and growing their locations within the larger business. Do your doctors look, sound, and feel like they are a part of your organization?

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Fostering Better Communication Between COPD Patients and their Doctors—And Why It’s Critical

PM360

Patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need help having earlier, more honest, and more effective conversations with their doctors about their illness. That insight and others came from a Phreesia survey that collected responses from 1,994 COPD patients as they checked in for their doctors’ appointments.

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As Vertex and CRISPR build out Casgevy launch, doctor sees strong demand and warns of possible supply hitches

Fierce Pharma

As the launch gains steam, that demand could result in a supply bottleneck, he figures.

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