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

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Women with singleton pregnancies who received prenatal care from a family physician MaRNet-FP sentinel between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2022 and who also delivered within that timeframe were included. Exclusion criteria included a pre-pregnancy diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

For dentists, it’s transforming diagnosis, decision-making, and treatment planning. Researchers in 2019 developed a machine learning method to accurately quantify immune cells in the vicinity of oral cancer cells. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes. And there are so many such devices on the market.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

in 2019, with 78% receiving radiation therapy and 22% undergoing surgery. A 2019 AFP editorial provided more guidance for estimating and having conversations about life expectancy with older patients. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. in 2000 to 59.8%

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

Laboratory diagnosis and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: a review. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:13. There’s also been an increase in diagnosis in those under 12 months of age. Alright, so making the diagnosis starts with having a firm understanding of bacterial versus viral etiologies of pneumonia.

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

PEMBlog

The diagnosis of a virus illness is generally made clinically with a history and clinical exam and does not require confirmatory testing. A negative test can also provide false reassurance. . · Testing for specific viruses might be indicated if the results of the testing may alter treatment plans (e.g., isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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District Court Interprets EKRA

FDA Law Blog

Clinical treatment facility” is defined as “a medical setting, other than a hospital, that provides detoxification, risk reduction, outpatient treatment and care, residential treatment, or rehabilitation for substance use, pursuant to licensure or certification under State law.” 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 24(b) (emphasis added).

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A portrait of primary care use in community dwelling persons with dementia in Quebec between 2018 and 2020 [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To provide a comprehensive overview of primary care use among community-dwelling persons with dementia in Quebec from 2018 to 2020. Population Studied Community-dwelling persons aged 65 and older with a prevalent diagnosis of dementia on March 1st of 2018, 2019, and 2020. 60.8%, 60.2%, and 58.8%