MedPage Today October 6, 2024
MedPage Today Staff

— Quotable quotes heard by MedPage Today‘s reporters

“It’s very, very clear that physician spending is not the problem in healthcare.” — Jen Brull, MD, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, commenting on proposed payment cuts under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

“The Pap smear is actually a really bad test.” — Shae Connor, MD, of UT Erlanger Women’s Oncology in Chattanooga, Tennessee, reacting after a self-collection HPV test was approved for use in healthcare settings.

“There is a clear association between the use of GLPs and increased risks of food retention during upper endoscopy.” — Ruchi Mathur, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, California, on how GLP-1 receptor agonists can affect gastric procedures.

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