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Where are counties with consistently low rates of primary care physician capacity and high percentages of Black populations? [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: longitudinal, observational analysis; co-location mapping to identify counties in the bottom quartile for primary care physician capacity (per 100,000) for all years 2013-2020 and in the top quartile for percentage of Black populations, 2017-2021 (Low PCP / High Black). Population Studied: Non-Puerto Rican U.S.

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Surfers play crucial role in beach safety according to study

Medical Xpress

The research, published this week in Safety Science , collected data from 562 recreational surfers from 2020 to 2023. This study helps to quantify surfers impact on community safety. Researchers found that for every 100 surfs, respondents on average gave beachgoers safety advice 11.6 times, first aid 0.4