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Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Background: Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. Disease-level and patient-level outcomes were mainly reported, while only three studies system-level outcomes. 13 of 15 included studies showed positive results in managing comorbidity.

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

So, which patients should get them first? Patients ask me these questions fairly often, so I know it’s important for GPs to know the key facts. Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? What are the true benefits and side effects?

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Race and geography linked to different risks of breast cancer treatment delays

Medical Xpress

For patients with cancer, lengthy delays in treatment can decrease their chances of survival. In  In an analysis of 2004–2017 information on patients with breast cancer in North Carolina, Black patients were more likely to experience such treatment delays than non-Black patients.

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Episode 162: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 6 – Racism, Trustworthiness, and the COVID-19 Vaccine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

In contrast, scholarship and clinical care which acknowledges within-group differences and shifts from a deficit-based to an asset-based view of marginalized groups can help us better serve our minoritized patients. 2004 Feb 15;116(4):249-52. 2004 Jul-Aug;65(4):194-9. Arch Intern Med. 2002 Nov 25;162(21):2458-63. 162.21.2458.

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Episode 176: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 8 – Towards Justice and Race Conscious Medicine

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Roberts JD For the patient I see tomorrow: Beyond recognizing that race is not a proxy for biology, we can all ask ourselves “What way is structural racism affecting my patient and what can I do about it?” For example, GFR- race correction for Black patients. 2004 Nov 11;351(20):2049-57. J Law Med Ethics. doi:10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.302.x

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To Be or Coco-Not To Be: That’s One Question Answered in FDA’s Final Guidance Documents on Food Allergens

FDA Law Blog

In its previous final guidance document, Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Edition 4) , FDA specifically listed coconuts on its list of tree nuts that are major food allergens.

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New Technologies and 3D Imaging — “The Virtual Microscope”

CDOCS

As an endodontic specialist, patients have higher expectations when visiting my practice, so I feel the need to go above and beyond to provide quality treatment. I personally invested in a microscope (Global) in 2004. & This type of workflow ease is essential in streamlining the patients experience in and out of the chair.</span></p>