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National variation in ASCVD risk between Pooled Cohort Equations and PREVENT [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis This study utilized data from NHANES 2011-2019 to calculate two ASCVD risk scores for each eligible individual: one using the race-based PCE and the other using the race-agnostic PREVENT equation. Each individual was separated into clinically significant risk categories of <7.5%, 7.5-10%, 10%, and >10%.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population: Jewish CHS members, aged 18+, diagnosed with T2D between 2000-2011, born in Israel or Ethiopia. Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals. Intervention: 10-year follow-up to track T2D outcomes.

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Quality gap in nursing home antipsychotic quality measure performance increases over pandemic, reversing past gains [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Since 2011, CMS has graded nursing home (NH) performance in antipsychotic (AP) prescribing quarterly, publishing findings as a quality measure (QM). While average AP prescribing has decreased since 2011, marked performance variation between the best- and the worst-performing NHs persists.

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The Importance of Community Resources for Breastfeeding [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

SAFE used a stratified, two-stage, clustered design to obtain a nationally representative sample of mothers of infants; mothers were enrolled from 32 US birth hospitals, January 2011-March 2014. Context: Breastfeeding (BF) has many benefits for infant health. BF initiation and duration vary by parental characteristics (e.g.,

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Legislative passage of Medicare

The Health Policy Exchange

The legislative passage of Medicare was the subject of the first of a series of monthly one-hour health policy seminars for Family Medicine fellows and residents at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Influential women in the history of medicine

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

We are celebrating some of history’s most influential women in life sciences and their extraordinary achievements and contributions that have saved countless lives and continue to inspire generations of women in medicine to this day. Her identification of the double helix has led to huge advances in the field of genetics and modern medicine.

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Do statins reduce mortality in older people? Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records

BMJ

Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000780. Survival prospects after acute myocardial infarction in the UK: A matched cohort study 1987-2011. and the prediction window at 5 years. current statins prescription) as well as time-dependent effects (i.e.