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Alcohol Free for Five Years Today

Mere Mortal MD

So on the morning of June 15th, 2020, I made a conscious decision to stop putting alcohol in my body. It’s that I no longer turn to a toxic substance daily to manage my stress and emotions. I topped off my glass without him noticing, just in case he was keeping track of how much I had already drank. I am finally free.

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"Walking this line:" Primary Care Practice experiences with workforce strain since the COVID-19 pandemic [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Eighteen primary care practices and systems across the United States (US) diverse in size, location, composition, and 2019-2020 revenue change. Study Design and Analysis: Qualitative interviews and thematic analysis. Population studied: Primary care leadership, including clinicians and administrators.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare use, mortality, and human rights of persons living with dementia in Canada [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

2019/pre-pandemic and 2020/pandemic cohorts included 167,095 vs. 173,240 PLWD living in the community and 93,374 vs. 92,434 PLWD residing in nursing homes (NHs), respectively. Deliberative dialogues were held with 20 CPs, clinicians, managers, and decision-makers. Experiences in terms of respect for human rights.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

They explore the impact of racism, trauma, and inequities in care, while emphasizing the need for culturally grounded, community-based prevention. Community-Based Prevention: The conversation then moves toward community-based prevention, with Dr. Simon advocating for trusted community networks to support youth mental health.

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Episode 354: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 25 – Live from SGIM 2024: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2024 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

This year’s episode, our fourth conducted at SGIM, is focused on the importance of qualitative research and the role it plays in antiracism research, community-based work, and scholarship. Health Equity Considerations in State Bills Related to Doula Care (2015–2020). During this episode, we hear from Dr. S. Zakaria, S., Vaught, A.

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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

A multilayered view of stigmatizing discourses lays the foundation for eliciting a series of suggestions for quelling stigma, to be implemented at the individual, community, and national levels, as suggested by the WHO. Yet, as Tenkorang 7 made the point, it is simply not enough to only implement approaches at the community level.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Active surveillance is a management strategy that is intended to limit overtreatment of localized prostate cancer by monitoring patients with periodic PSA measurements and prostate biopsies to delay or avoid curative therapy (radical prostatectomy or radiation therapy) and its adverse effects. and 6.1%, respectively).