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Predictors of exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec, Canada [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Community-dwelling non-elderly adults (19-64 years) residents of Quebec and covered by the public prescription drug insurance between 2014 and 2017. Results: Our cohort included 63,834 individuals aged 19-64 (mean age 44.9 Results: Our cohort included 63,834 individuals aged 19-64 (mean age 44.9

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Medicaid expansion is in the eye of the beholder

The Health Policy Exchange

Instead, the Court gave individual states the option to accept or decline the expansion, which, though far more generous with federal matching funds than the existing program, would still require states to spend more within already strapped budgets.

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Tuberculosis Patterns Vary by Migrant Origin and Arrival Timing

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Differences found in patient characteristics of migrant tuberculosis sub-populations within low TB incidence European countries, 2014–2020,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Infectious Diseases by Jackson et al.

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Pain Management Trajectories in Parkinson’s Disease

Physician's Weekly

Opioid initiation continued to rise over time and stayed elevated across all classes in the PD group compared to controls. Investigators concluded that individuals with PD experienced a higher incidence of moderate to severe pain demanding opioid-class analgesics. compared to 31.2% in those without PD.

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Vedolizumab Outperformed Infliximab in Real-World Outcomes

Physician's Weekly

The results showed that 2,948 individuals with CD or ulcerative colitis (UC) initiated advanced therapy with adalimumab (ADA) (1,260), golimumab (GOL) (111), infliximab (IFX) (1,035), tofacitinib (TOF) (17), ustekinumab (UST) (138), or vedolizumab (VDZ) (387) during the study period.

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" Healthcare organizations administrative policies are just too rigid. ": why nurses leave primary and emergency care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

A semi-structured interview guide based on Daouk-Öyry’s (2014) joint model of nurse absenteeism and turnover was used. The individual, interpersonal, occupational, organizational and national considerations underpinning their decision to quit were analysed. Instrument. Outome Measures. Conclusions.

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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. Looking beyond the individual and supporting healthy communities will be critical to improve US breastfeeding rates.

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