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Exploring Iron Deficiency in Alberta: Following up on Clinical Observations [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Iron deficiency (ID) is a common and preventable micronutrient deficiency, affecting cognitive development, immune function, and well-being of individuals, and leading to substantial health care costs. Population/Participants: Cohort of 94,264 individuals aged six and older residing in Alberta. 2020-2022).

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

mHealth applications can complement and expand care provided at traditional face-to-face visits, and exploring their untapped potential to improve health in the U.S. We debated the types of policies that would be most likely to encourage innovations that make a positive difference for individuals and populations.

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Nutrition and dietary guidelines: stirring the (policy) pot

The Health Policy Exchange

However, a recent analysis suggested that adhering to recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines to consume more potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D, and calcium would add hundreds of dollars to an average person's annual food budget; potassium alone would add $380. Current (2010) U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Last year, former U.S.

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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

At that point, he had not yet committed to the individual health insurance mandate that made his reforms possible but later became a political liability during his Presidential campaigns. in 2010, as the national average rose from 15.2% Together, Romney and Kennedy approached the George W. in 2006 to 1.9%

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Healthcare Gentrification and Access to Care Equity: Results From a Scoping Review [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

2010), as well as more recent scoping review methodology guidelines described by Colquhoun (2014). This scoping review is the first phase of a multimethod study aimed at providing an in-depth understanding of the complex mechanisms influencing equity of access to primary health care for persons living below the poverty threshold.

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The Rising Tide of Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement

My Green Doctor

The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). Reducing waste can save money for practices and operating rooms, and benefit the environment.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound. A 2010 research study found that treating two patients per bottle instead of one would decrease plastic waste by approximately 12.69 Eye 24 , 361–363 (2010). Reducing waste can save money for practices and operating rooms, and benefit the environment.