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Do Wellness Interventions During Residency Impact Burnout of Family Physicians 3 Years into Practice? [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: A prospective cohort of family medicine residency graduates was surveyed about burnout and combined with their residency program director responses about residency workload or "culture of wellness" (residency organizational- and individual-level curricula).

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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system. This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program.

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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In 2018, 63.1% Pathways offered by Quebec’s public system are heterogeneous, often providing limited services, especially in a preventive setting. Pathways offered by Quebec’s public system are heterogeneous, often providing limited services, especially in a preventive setting.

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Income and Employment Patterns Among Latina Physicians in the U.S. [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design, Dataset, and Analysis: This cross-sectional secondary analysis used weighted data from the 2018-2022 Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Population Studied: Individuals who self-reported their occupation as "physician" were included in this study.

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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

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. Population studied: The CPSMP targeted individuals suffering from chronic pain in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario. The number of participants peaked in 2018 and remained stable thereafter.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

from 2000 to 2018 among people over 65 years old. The Power of Healthcare Professionals as Trusted Messengers Patients Trust Their Healthcare Providers A recent study found that 64% of physicians recognize environmental sustainability affects their patients’ health, yet only 17% feel comfortable discussing it ( PubMed ).

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At Long Last, FDA Unveils Plan for Rare Disease Innovation Hub

FDA Law Blog

Importantly, the Hub is intended to establish a new model within FDA, which leverages cross-Agency expertise in providing guidance and conducting reviews for products for rare disease populations. clinical pharmacology/biomarkers, animal models, real-world evidence and other externally controlled comparisons [e.g.,