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Outcomes associated with timing of screening for gestational diabetes [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: A combined dataset consisting of prenatal data from a primary care database and intrapartum data from a provincial hospital administrative database. Exclusion criteria included a pre-pregnancy diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Significance was set as p < 0.05.Dataset:

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Breast Cancer Incidence Trends Vary by Age

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open. million women diagnosed with breast cancer from 2001 through 2019. Lee Argov, M.P.H.,

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HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

Physician's Weekly

” She eventually went to the hospital, where she was told she was “in full-blown heart failure,” she said. For some women with the diagnosis, a birth control injection commonly known by the brand name Depo-Provera also carries risks that outweigh its benefits, the guidelines show. use contraception.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #1: Mission: SPACE

PEMBlog

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. During this ED visit, the family notes that the child has had 1 week of vomiting whenever he eats. What’s the Diagnosis? 2019, doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-228790 Jafrani, Ryan et al. 40,3 (2019): 388-395.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Olivia Ostrow, MD Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada olivia.ostrow@sickkids.ca for bronchiolitis and 1.5% antivirals for influenza) or public health recommendations (e.g., isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

Second, Hospice was originally designed for patients with advanced cancer, but the fastest growing admitting diagnosis is dementia. And yet, disenrollment from hospice, either due to patient/family revoking the benefit or stabilization of illness (extended prognosis) is remarkably high for people with dementia among some hospices.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Family physicians and family health workers, considered reliable sources of vaccine information, have a unique position where individuals in rural and urban areas can access frequently, uninterruptedly, cheaply, and easily [2]. COVID-19 diagnosis of self Yes 24 (44.4) COVID-19 diagnosis of a relative Yes 98 (46.4)