Journal of General Internal Medicine
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We are a comprehensive journal that matches the broad scope of general internal medicine (GIM) and we aim to promote advancements in clinical and health services research, medical education, and clinical practice in Internal Medicine.
💊 Polypharmacy isn’t just a byproduct of multimorbidity—it’s a chronic condition in its own right. It deserves proactive, patient-centered care and diagnosis. #JGIM #Polypharmacy @WaseemJerjes
December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
💊 Polypharmacy isn’t just a byproduct of multimorbidity—it’s a chronic condition in its own right. It deserves proactive, patient-centered care and diagnosis. #JGIM #Polypharmacy @WaseemJerjes
Billed TCM codes can reduce chance of ER or 30-day readmissions for dual-eligible beneficiaries. Read more in this article by @jakiyama10s
December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Billed TCM codes can reduce chance of ER or 30-day readmissions for dual-eligible beneficiaries. Read more in this article by @jakiyama10s
In this new #JGIM #OriginalResearch article, cardiovascular care delivery & risk factor control in patients with #CoronaryArteryDisease or #HeartFailure did not differ between those with limited English proficiency & English speakers
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In this new #JGIM #OriginalResearch article, cardiovascular care delivery & risk factor control in patients with #CoronaryArteryDisease or #HeartFailure did not differ between those with limited English proficiency & English speakers
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This new #JGIM #ConciseResearchReport highlights how utilization of supplemental breast MRI is increasing regardless of breast cancer risk
Read more at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
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Read more at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
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December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This new #JGIM #ConciseResearchReport highlights how utilization of supplemental breast MRI is increasing regardless of breast cancer risk
Read more at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
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Read more at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
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"Science doesn’t need a louder defense; patients need stronger advocates"
Read more on how we can rebuild trust in healthcare in this #JGIM #Viewpoint at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
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Read more on how we can rebuild trust in healthcare in this #JGIM #Viewpoint at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZvZ
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Science doesn’t need a louder defense; patients need stronger advocates"
Read more on how we can rebuild trust in healthcare in this #JGIM #Viewpoint at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZvZ
Read more on how we can rebuild trust in healthcare in this #JGIM #Viewpoint at the 🆓 full-text link ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZvZ
How can #art & #music inform clinical practice?
They can provide us the gift of listening intently, deeply, thoughtfully
Read the 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #HealingArts article ⬇️:
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They can provide us the gift of listening intently, deeply, thoughtfully
Read the 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #HealingArts article ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZvc
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
How can #art & #music inform clinical practice?
They can provide us the gift of listening intently, deeply, thoughtfully
Read the 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #HealingArts article ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZvc
They can provide us the gift of listening intently, deeply, thoughtfully
Read the 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #HealingArts article ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZvc
How well can ChatGPT read an ECG?
This #JGIM #ConciseResearchReport from the University of Miami finds that while GPT-4o detects arrhythmias better than o1, both models frequently miss key diagnoses
Promising tech, but far from ready to replace expert review
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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This #JGIM #ConciseResearchReport from the University of Miami finds that while GPT-4o detects arrhythmias better than o1, both models frequently miss key diagnoses
Promising tech, but far from ready to replace expert review
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZux
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How well can ChatGPT read an ECG?
This #JGIM #ConciseResearchReport from the University of Miami finds that while GPT-4o detects arrhythmias better than o1, both models frequently miss key diagnoses
Promising tech, but far from ready to replace expert review
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZux
This #JGIM #ConciseResearchReport from the University of Miami finds that while GPT-4o detects arrhythmias better than o1, both models frequently miss key diagnoses
Promising tech, but far from ready to replace expert review
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZux
Offering private health insurance to undocumented immigrants enabled more timely care, increasing preventive care, improving chronic disease management, and reducing reliance on emergency care.
Check out the #VisualAbstract & 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #OriginalResearch article ⬇️:
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Check out the #VisualAbstract & 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #OriginalResearch article ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZtL
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Offering private health insurance to undocumented immigrants enabled more timely care, increasing preventive care, improving chronic disease management, and reducing reliance on emergency care.
Check out the #VisualAbstract & 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #OriginalResearch article ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZtL
Check out the #VisualAbstract & 🆓 full-text of this #JGIM #OriginalResearch article ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZtL
This #JGIM #OriginalResearch study demonstrated that confirmatory studies for drugs with conditional approvals in Canada experience significant delays in submission
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December 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This #JGIM #OriginalResearch study demonstrated that confirmatory studies for drugs with conditional approvals in Canada experience significant delays in submission
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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This #JGIM #Perspective describes practical steps for clinicians & policymakers to pave the way for pharmacy-dispensed methadone
🟢 Ensure insurance coverage
🟢 Removing it from the algorithms that limit the amount of controlled substances pharmacies can order
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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🟢 Ensure insurance coverage
🟢 Removing it from the algorithms that limit the amount of controlled substances pharmacies can order
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZtj
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This #JGIM #Perspective describes practical steps for clinicians & policymakers to pave the way for pharmacy-dispensed methadone
🟢 Ensure insurance coverage
🟢 Removing it from the algorithms that limit the amount of controlled substances pharmacies can order
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZtj
🟢 Ensure insurance coverage
🟢 Removing it from the algorithms that limit the amount of controlled substances pharmacies can order
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZtj
This #JGIM #ClinicalImage article teaches us that in up to 69% of patients, #angioedema can recur even after discontinuation of #ARB, with most recurrences occurring within 3 months
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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December 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This #JGIM #ClinicalImage article teaches us that in up to 69% of patients, #angioedema can recur even after discontinuation of #ARB, with most recurrences occurring within 3 months
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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In this #JGIM #InnovationsInClinicalPractice article, a grassroots, #StudentLed intervention served as a vital resource to educate patients about little-known changes to health policy
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Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In this #JGIM #InnovationsInClinicalPractice article, a grassroots, #StudentLed intervention served as a vital resource to educate patients about little-known changes to health policy
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
rdcu.be/ePZrC
Read the 🆓 full-text ⬇️:
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Meaningful engagement of patients in the research process is a growing component of learning health systems, but few studies have examined efforts to facilitate or foster patient-engaged research. Here is one great example from the VA!
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/ePZhj
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/ePZhj
December 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Meaningful engagement of patients in the research process is a growing component of learning health systems, but few studies have examined efforts to facilitate or foster patient-engaged research. Here is one great example from the VA!
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/ePZhj
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/ePZhj
In patients flagged by EHR query based on codes & med lists as having A-fib but no anticoagulation, nearly half weren’t amenable for a stroke reduction strategy & only 22% were likely amenable. Quality efforts relying on such queries may be misleading
cc: @AlokKap90329510
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyW
cc: @AlokKap90329510
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyW
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In patients flagged by EHR query based on codes & med lists as having A-fib but no anticoagulation, nearly half weren’t amenable for a stroke reduction strategy & only 22% were likely amenable. Quality efforts relying on such queries may be misleading
cc: @AlokKap90329510
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyW
cc: @AlokKap90329510
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyW
This outstanding work by Carlone Sloan & team qualitatively explored the lived experiences of adults with multimorbidity to develop a framework to describe financial strain!
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyp and visual abstract below!
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyp and visual abstract below!
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This outstanding work by Carlone Sloan & team qualitatively explored the lived experiences of adults with multimorbidity to develop a framework to describe financial strain!
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyp and visual abstract below!
Full text 👉 rdcu.be/eOQyp and visual abstract below!
Several dozen-fold regional disparities exist in home-based medical care use across Japan—rural areas see much lower utilization. Rurality Index Japan helps identify these gaps for targeted policy action.
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQe3
@EbmShibanyan @makoto_knk
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQe3
@EbmShibanyan @makoto_knk
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Several dozen-fold regional disparities exist in home-based medical care use across Japan—rural areas see much lower utilization. Rurality Index Japan helps identify these gaps for targeted policy action.
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQe3
@EbmShibanyan @makoto_knk
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQe3
@EbmShibanyan @makoto_knk
Higher #diabetes fatalism predicts lower mental health scores over time. Emotional distress worsens HbA1c and physical & mental health. These effects persist—emotional distress is especially harmful.
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQdM #DiabetesCare #HealthOutcomes
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQdM #DiabetesCare #HealthOutcomes
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Higher #diabetes fatalism predicts lower mental health scores over time. Emotional distress worsens HbA1c and physical & mental health. These effects persist—emotional distress is especially harmful.
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQdM #DiabetesCare #HealthOutcomes
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOQdM #DiabetesCare #HealthOutcomes
Clinicians took a 1-hr online course + received monthly steroid-use reports. Result: significant drop in inappropriate prescribing.
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOP8f
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOP8f
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Clinicians took a 1-hr online course + received monthly steroid-use reports. Result: significant drop in inappropriate prescribing.
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOP8f
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOP8f
VA's Learning Health System supports innovative practice change to support #Veterans with #diabetes in real-world practice @DurhamADAPT
Read in#JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
Read in#JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
VA's Learning Health System supports innovative practice change to support #Veterans with #diabetes in real-world practice @DurhamADAPT
Read in#JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
Read in#JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
Only 4% of older adults hospitalized with heart failure or COPD had a documented social needs diagnosis—yet those who did faced significantly higher odds of ED visits or hospital readmissions. #SocialDeterminants #HealthEquity #HospitalReadmissions rdcu.be/eNGYs
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Only 4% of older adults hospitalized with heart failure or COPD had a documented social needs diagnosis—yet those who did faced significantly higher odds of ED visits or hospital readmissions. #SocialDeterminants #HealthEquity #HospitalReadmissions rdcu.be/eNGYs
VA's Learning Health System supports innovative practice change to support Veterans with diabetes in real-world practice @DurhamADAPT #VeteranHealth #DM
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
VA's Learning Health System supports innovative practice change to support Veterans with diabetes in real-world practice @DurhamADAPT #VeteranHealth #DM
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
Read in #JGIM: rdcu.be/eOPYq
AI in primary care is still early-stage. Of 61 studies we reviewed, most were model-development; only a handful involved trials or real-world use. Current AI focuses on diagnosis + risk prediction, leaving big workflow + cognitive support gaps. #AI #DigitalHealth rdcu.be/eNGJq
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
AI in primary care is still early-stage. Of 61 studies we reviewed, most were model-development; only a handful involved trials or real-world use. Current AI focuses on diagnosis + risk prediction, leaving big workflow + cognitive support gaps. #AI #DigitalHealth rdcu.be/eNGJq
How does transfusion practice compare between teaching and non-teaching hospitals? In this retrospective cohort study, authors report over two-fold increase in red cell transfusion for patients with sickle cell disease at non-teaching hospitals @razasn #SickleCell #TransfusionMedicine rdcu.be/eNGA5
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How does transfusion practice compare between teaching and non-teaching hospitals? In this retrospective cohort study, authors report over two-fold increase in red cell transfusion for patients with sickle cell disease at non-teaching hospitals @razasn #SickleCell #TransfusionMedicine rdcu.be/eNGA5
Partnering with community health workers (CHWs) significantly reduces 30-day hospital readmissions in high-risk patients. Effects vary by study design, CHW roles & local resources. More RCTs are needed! #PublicHealth #CHW #HospitalReadmissions @theLoftyRheum rdcu.be/eNGxL
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Partnering with community health workers (CHWs) significantly reduces 30-day hospital readmissions in high-risk patients. Effects vary by study design, CHW roles & local resources. More RCTs are needed! #PublicHealth #CHW #HospitalReadmissions @theLoftyRheum rdcu.be/eNGxL