2023, Family, Internal Medicine and Primary Care

Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Concerns about declining diversity among medical students have emerged due to the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling against race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Data collection took place between June of 2023 and May of 2024. Family Medicine was the most common specialty among alumni respondents (29.9%).

Education

Education Medical Student Medical Family Medicine

AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Criteria Time Frame: 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. Conclusion: There is a need for more screening for AAA in primary care.

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO Screening

A Change of Mind on MOUD: Impact of Messages to Motivate Expanded Access to Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Expansion of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within primary care practices is often met with resistance. Intervention: A rural-setting family physician scripted informal videos describing her extensive experience with treating patients with OUD using buprenorphine.

Primary Care

Primary Care Education Patient-Centered Chronic Disease

Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Increasing access to primary care clinicians who are better able to screen and treat pediatric mental health conditions can improve mental health and reduce unnecessary ED visits. of clinicians received any support by VMAP between 2016-2023. of clinicians received any support by VMAP between 2016-2023. Results: 20.2%

Mental Health

Mental Health Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO

Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

25, 2023, to examine whether receiving an initial prescription for ADHD from a provider who the patient has never seen in person is associated with an increased risk for stimulant use disorder (stimUD) or other SUDs. Vinod Rao, M.D.,

Telehealth

Telehealth Relationship Hospital Appointment

Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study from June 2019 to August 2023 at a single institution’s outpatient gynecology clinic involving 205 premenopausal women aged 18 to 54 years: 116 with AUB and 89 with normal menstrual cycles. Salcedo, D.O.,

Relationship

Relationship Clinic Medical Family Practice

Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said.

Insurance

Insurance Patient-Centered Electronics Physicals

‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

.” She emphasized that people dealing with depression, anxiety, pain or opioid addiction should see a health care professional to get an approved treatment. Between 2018 and 2023, tianeptine-related calls to U.S. poison control centers skyrocketed 525%, according to a data analysis published earlier this year.

Medical

Medical IT Government Hospital

Texas Governor Blocks THC Ban, Keeping Gummies and Vapes Legal

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

In 2023, Florida Gov. They also argue that banning the products could hurt the thousands of jobs and millions in revenue the industry brings each year, the AP added in its report. Texas is not the only state to reconsider limits on THC consumables. More information The National Institutes of Health has more on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Medical

Medical IT Family Practice Internal Medicine

BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Dumbbells After Injury Reports

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

which changed its name to BowFlex in 2023, CBS News reported. The recalled weights are popular because they allow users to switch between different weights without needing a full rack of dumbbells. But the CPSC says the adjustable design may pose a safety hazard. The recalled units include 3.7 million sets sold by Nautilus Inc.,

IT

IT Family Practice Internal Medicine Primary Care

Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

adults participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2021 to 2023). Agbaje, M.D., from University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio, examined whether new WHtR cut points predict liver steatosis and fibrosis. The analysis included data from 6,464 multiracial U.S.

Screening

Screening Diagnosis Management Clinic

NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, air and water.

Community

Community Asthma Engineering Complication

PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. So we did a podcast on aging and homelessness with Margot Kushel in 2023. So we’re going to be today talking about serious illness palliative care in the homelessness population. Naheed, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

Healthcare

Healthcare IT Community Illness

Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

Several past colleagues in the family medicine department at Georgetown recently published an informative scoping review of specialty disrespect in the medical learning environment. The authors term "primary care yield" as the percentage of physicians who start training in primary care and complete it in primary care.

Primary Care

Primary Care Community Primary Care Physician Family Medicine

Primary Care Digest

Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

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A Change of Mind on MOUD: Impact of Messages to Motivate Expanded Access to Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings [Education and training]

Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

Texas Governor Blocks THC Ban, Keeping Gummies and Vapes Legal

BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Dumbbells After Injury Reports

Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis

NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

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