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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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The mental health of teen girls and LGBTQ+ teens has worsened since 2011

NPR Health - Shots

A CDC report from 2011-2021 found that the amount of teen girls who feel persistently sad and hopeless in 2021 has grown by 60% since 2011. It also found ongoing, extreme distress among LGBQ+ teens.

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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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Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa: There are good reasons for hope

Medical Xpress

The west African nation stamped out Guinea worm disease in 2011, lymphatic filariasis in 2017, sleeping sickness in 2020, and trachoma last year. Togo had reason to celebrate in 2022 when it became the first country in the world to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases.

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FDA Flexes its New FDORA Muscles in Withdrawing an Accelerated Approval

FDA Law Blog

This is the third withdrawal of an accelerated approval FDA has performed, following Avastin in 2011 and Makena in 2023. In contrast , the two previous withdrawals, Makena in 2023 and Avastin in 2011, took 30 months and 11 months, respectively. Tobolowsky & Michelle L. In December 2022, FDORA was enacted.

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