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The American Board of Internal Medicine began the Choosing Wisely Campaign to encourage communication between patients and their healthcare providers and enable patients to choose healthcare that is ...

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With an aging population now the irrefutable reality in Japan, concerns around the health and wellbeing of older adults have ...

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Deprescribing is necessary in a healthcare environment where patients are managed by multiple providers and take multiple medications. The number of Americans over the age of 65 years is increasing.