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Dr Josep Vidal Alaball
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Dr Josep Vidal Alaball @jvalaball.bsky.social · Oct 26
🩺 New article in Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) with Francesc Borrell:
👉 “Challenges and opportunities for generalist practice in the era of technology and AI”

We discuss how technology and AI can enhance —not replace— the humanistic core of medical care. 🤖❤️

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Heavy Drinking May Lead to Earlier, More Severe Stroke jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Heavy Drinking May Lead to Earlier, More Severe Stroke
A new study published in Neurology found that heavy alcohol drinkers may be at elevated risk for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the deadliest type of stroke, at a younger age and with greater stroke…
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial compares the effect of caffeinated coffee consumption vs abstinence from coffee and caffeine on recurrent atrial fibrillation.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Flu in numbers: NHS faces one of worst winters ever, officials warn, amid concern over mutated strain www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Lung Cancer Deaths Prevented and Life-Years Gained From Lung Cancer Screening jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Lung Cancer Deaths Prevented and Life-Years Gained From Lung Cancer Screening
This study examines the current national prevalence of up-to-date lung cancer screening and estimates lung cancer deaths prevented and life-years gained from screening.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Implementing Benzodiazepine Deprescribing in the Primary Care Clinic jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Implementing Benzodiazepine Deprescribing in the Primary Care Clinic
This Clinical Insight contextualizes benzodiazepine deprescribing guidelines for primary care physicians and high-risk populations.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Metformin to Improve Walking Performance in Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Metformin to Improve Walking Performance in Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
This randomized clinical trial tests whether metformin improved 6-minute walk distance at 6 months compared with placebo in people with peripheral artery disease without diabetes.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🩺 New article in Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) with Francesc Borrell:
👉 “Challenges and opportunities for generalist practice in the era of technology and #AI ”
We discuss how technology and AI can enhance —not replace— the humanistic core of medical care. 🤖❤️ https://ow.ly/3sRx50XwpJ8
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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AI in the doctor-patient encounter : triadic care
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November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🎓 Avui he participat a la V Jornada Intercentres de @u_medicina @UVicUCC moderant la taula rodona “L’ecosistema Facultat-Centres Assistencials en recerca”.
Un debat enriquidor amb professionals d’ALTHAIA, CHV, IRIS-CC i @primariaicscat sobre com enfortir la recerca al territori 🔬
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Evaluating the Accuracy and Usability of the WHO Skin NTD App as a capacity building tool in Kenya url: academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Evaluating the Accuracy and Usability of the WHO Skin NTD App as a capacity building tool in Kenya
AbstractBackground. Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (Skin NTDs) are prevalent in endemic areas with limited resources for management. The WHO SkinNTDs App
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November 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Passive vs Active Nighttime Smartphone Use as Markers of Next-Day Suicide Risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Passive vs Active Nighttime Smartphone Use as Markers of Next-Day Suicide Risk
This survey study examines whether the timing and type (passive vs active) of nighttime smartphone use are associated with next-day suicidal ideation and suicide planning among adults at high risk of…
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Digital Detection of Dementia in Primary Care jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Digital Detection of Dementia in Primary Care
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of an approach combining the Quick Dementia Rating System and Passive Digital Marker machine learning algorithm for the detection of…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Self-Administered Hypnosis vs Sham Hypnosis for Hot Flashes jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Self-Administered Hypnosis vs Sham Hypnosis for Hot Flashes
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of a self-administered hypnosis intervention for hot flashes compared with a self-administered sham hypnosis control and evaluates the efficacy…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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🔬 La #USRCatCentral participa avui al Retreat de Recerca 2025 @IDIAPJGol , una jornada per reforçar col·laboracions, compartir projectes i impulsar el creixement dels grups de recerca. @primariaicscat

Un espai clau per seguir avançant
#icscatcentral, #PROSAARU i #I4PC. 💡📊
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Outcomes of a Multicomponent Frailty Intervention in Older Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Outcomes of a Multicomponent Frailty Intervention in Older Adults
This economic evaluation examines health and cost outcomes of a 24-week multicomponent frailty intervention for older adults in rural Korea at 30 and 66 months.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Use of Digital Health Interventions Among Forcibly Displaced People jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Use of Digital Health Interventions Among Forcibly Displaced People
This systematic review and meta-analysis examines the recruitment and retention rates of forcibly displaced people in randomized clinical trials using digital health interventions.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Interventions to Boost Surveillance Mammogram Uptake Among an Overdue Population jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Interventions to Boost Surveillance Mammogram Uptake Among an Overdue Population
This 5-group randomized clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness adding pragmatic behavioral interventions to a mailed reminder to increase mammogram uptake among women overdue for a repeat…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Enlace al artículo: systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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📊 Presentem al @semfyc.bsky.social el protocol del projecte FLASH per avaluar la integració de l’atenció primària a les residències de Catalunya.
Mar Álvarez ha exposat els objectius del projecte i el seu potencial impacte en la qualitat assistencial.
#MADsemfyc @peppomar.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📊 At @semfyc.bsky.social conference we present the study from #EUFlashproject on the impact of financial incentives on the recovery of quality-of-care indicators after #COVID19, by Roger Esteban and the team from Institut Català de la S & IDIAP

Evidence to guide smarter post-pandemic policies. 💡
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Nighttime Light Exposure Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Nighttime Light Exposure Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Risk
Greater nighttime light exposure may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a recent large study published in JAMA Network Open.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Telehealth and Online CBT-Based Treatments for High-Impact Chronic Pain jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Telehealth and Online CBT-Based Treatments for High-Impact Chronic Pain
To the Editor Dr DeBar and colleagues’ recent randomized clinical trial evaluated telehealth and online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions for chronic pain management.1 Their findings…
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November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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A generative AI teaching assistant for personalized learning in medical education
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A generative AI teaching assistant for personalized learning in medical education - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - A generative AI teaching assistant for personalized learning in medical education
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November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, Cognition, and Dementia Risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, Cognition, and Dementia Risk
This cohort study investigates whether midlife hearing loss is associated with brain structure changes, cognitive function, and incident dementia.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Opioid Prescribing in Nursing Homes by Race and Ethnicity jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Opioid Prescribing in Nursing Homes by Race and Ethnicity
This cross-sectional study assesses receipt of opioids and daily morphine milligram equivalents among nursing home residents from 2011 to 2022.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM