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Intersections Between Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Marital Status Associations with Depression Symptoms [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Depression remains a prevalent mental health condition, with rates of diagnosis disproportionately increasing for women and Black or Hispanic adults. Setting or Dataset: Data were derived from a survey dataset obtained from NHANES, specifically cross-sectional data from the 2013 to 2018 waves.

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The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. The number of participants peaked in 2018 and remained stable thereafter. Population studied: The CPSMP targeted individuals suffering from chronic pain in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario.

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Working Out – Dan Minter

The Clinical Problem Solvers

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. Dr.’s Vivek Murthy, Bridget O’Brien, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal sought to answer this question in a 2018 study.

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Episode 134: WDx Episode #4 – The CPSolvers discuss gender biases and stereotypes with special guest Dr. Julie Ann Sosa

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr Sosa came to UCSF in 2018 from Duke. Her clinical interest is in endocrine surgery, with a focus in thyroid cancer. Want to learn more about Women in Diagnosis (WDx) series? Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She has authored or edited 7 books. Dr Sosa was born in Montreal and raised in upstate New York.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only.

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FDA Proposes Select Updates to the Breakthrough Devices Program Designed to Reduce Health Care Disparities

FDA Law Blog

This draft guidance proposes updates to FDA’s Breakthrough Devices Program, which is outlined in a separate December 2018 guidance document. FDA intends to incorporate these updates into the December 2018 Breakthrough Devices Program guidance after considering public comment.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Their research showed promising results for lab rats, and they plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of 2017 and gather preliminary results during 2018. Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. The Stanford Artificial Retina Project shows great promises.