Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In the spring of 2023, a firearm safety counseling module was assigned to all PCPs employed at Corewell Health facilities in the Grand Rapids area. The firearm violence epidemic in our country is unfortunately familiar to many of us.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services. 2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: 2023 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) National Resident Survey (NRS) administered in October 2023 at the end of the ABFM In-Training Exam (ITE) merged with ABFM administrative data. For many who didn’t initially match, family medicine (FM) may not have been their first choice.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design An anonymous online survey was administered to medical cannabis dispensary clients between August and October 2023. Objective To assess the extent, experiences and perceptions related to cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation among reproductive age females who use medical cannabis.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 25, 2025

In October 2023, the first randomized study was published, testing different cuff sizes in 195 participants (average age 54). The blood pressure readings showed significant differences. A wrong arm position can thus lead to misdiagnoses and over-treatment: How important is the correct cuff size?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Between Sept 2022-Oct 2023 we implemented the SPARK Tool at five primary care clinics. Objective: To report implementation outcomes using a standardized approach and tool in a multi-site study of routine and systematic demographic and social needs data collection in primary care settings.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 29, 2025

ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline (2023): “It is not yet established that patients at high risk of developing AF by a validated risk score benefit from screening.” Although not a guideline, still relevant: The German Arznei-Telegramm concluded in 2021, 2023, and 2024 that atrial fibrillation screening is not recommended in asymptomatic individuals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The DASH has been updated and revised, with its most significant redesign in 2023. Weekly meetings consist of a review of projects using the Dashboard of Advancement and Success for Health Services Research(DASH), which has been actively in use since its creation in 2018.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Search strategy developed for six medical databases (2000-March 2023), key terms of ID, pain, analgesia, medication. Study Design and Analysis: Systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42023415051).

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Plum Health

JUNE 29, 2023

Detroit Air Quality Update June 29th 2023 Unfortunately, today the air quality is 157 - 184, which is unhealthy. What is the typical air quality? The typical air quality index is closer to 30. This is an acceptable level of air quality where the air feels good, with no smoke, smog, or haze in the air. what is the air quality like today?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data was collected from August through October 2023. Objective To assess the use and perceived usefulness of medical cannabis for pain care. Study Design An anonymous online survey was emailed to potential participants. Descriptive statistics summarized the data. Setting Medical cannabis dispensary in south-central Pennsylvania.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Prospective cross-sectional study from Fall 2022 to Winter 2023. Objective: To evaluate the anti-racism curriculum’s impact on knowledge, perceptions, and assumptions about structural inequities in DFPM. Surveys were administered pre- mid- and post-intervention.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We report on the use of features and associations between patient sociodemographic factors combining patient and caregiver responses and PP use, categorized into use ‘at least one feature’ and ‘no feature’ Dataset: We used a section of a larger cross sectional survey on virtual care conducted Dec 2022-Mar 2023.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

This suggests that it is unlikely we will see harmonization of the QSR with ISO 13485 in 2023. This suggests that it is unlikely we will see harmonization of the QSR with ISO 13485 in 2023. It is noteworthy that the one-year anniversary of the proposed rule has come and gone.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This new model creates an opportunity to examine the differences in risk estimates compared to the previous Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: Our findings have been used to refine a food insecurity screening and assessment tool that we co-designed, pilot tested, and evaluated in partnership with community paramedics embedded in a FHT in 2023-24. The resulting tool will be pilot tested in FHT clinical settings and eventually validated in a randomized clinical trial.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Original March 2023, updated December 2024 How are you feeling as you look at your plan on the calendar? Take a moment to reflect. - Motivated - Energized - Curious - Determined - Committed - Willing - Disciplined - Excited - Empowered - Hopeful For many of us, courage is also an essential emotion, even though it’s not always pleasant.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

The study was terminated early because benefits were already significantly visible by October 2023. The only more specific guideline I could find on semaglutide for weight loss is from NICE in the UK (September 2023). semaglutide 1.0 mg or placebo in 2019. How common are side effects related to semaglutide? mg is not recommended.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This project emerged from the 2023 Family Medicine Research Summit, and serves as a periodic update to similar analyses conducted in 2008 and 2015. Setting or Dataset: Data encompassed awards from various federal agencies, predominantly including the US National Institutes of Health and others from 2014-2023.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue to accumulate, according to ongoing research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst physical activity epidemiologist, who leads an international consortium known as the Steps for Health Collaborative.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. Read more about CFHA’s call for its widespread adoption across systems, settings, and stakeholders. MBC is much more than simply administering behavioral health measures.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hopes that COVID-19 and Mpox will no longer be public health emergencies in 2023 as both diseases end their most dangerous phase.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

Recently, a new trend has emerged where artificial intelligence (AI)-based apps are detecting vital signs as well as possible illness indicators from patients’ faces alone. While this technology is only starting to become more prevalent, this trend might point to a future where one’s face serves as a vital sign indicator of its own.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

MARCH 6, 2023

This exam is taken annually by every plastic surgery resident in the country, and it is used the assess our knowledge. We are also all scored against all plastic surgery residents within our year. It feels good to be done, and while it was a rough one, I now have a better idea of things I need to work on knowledge-wise.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Inter-rater reliability was assessed based on a Spearman correlation coefficient using R (R Core Team (2023)). Two graders independently scored the meal plates using the evaluation instrument. Dataset: Dataset included scores of 50 meal plates from 2 independent graders.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It's that time of year again, when people gather up their best intentions for living a healthier life and make New Year's resolutions.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — On September 6, 2023, FDA announced its latest efforts to modernize the 510(k) process, outlining FDA’s latest improvements to strengthen the 510(k) Program and announcing release of three draft guidance documents. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Adrienne R.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Methods: We conducted a case-control study in US outpatient settings that enrolled patients aged 18 to 75 years with acute LRTI and controls without respiratory symptoms between 2019 and 2023. All patients underwent PCR testing for 46 bacterial and viral pathogens by the CDC Respiratory Branch Laboratory.

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Dr. Wes

APRIL 27, 2023

This piece first appeared on Sensible Med on 4/26/2023. If you’re a board-certified internist, you’re probably quite familiar with the controversy surrounding the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) that began when lifelong board certification mysteriously became time-limited in 1990.

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Dr. Wes

MAY 3, 2023

This piece first appeared on Sensible Med on 5/3/2023. The Legal Challenges to ABMS Maintenance of Certification ABMS board certification is not voluntary (despite ABMS member board claims), especially as specialization in medicine is the norm today.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 541 community-based clinics across 17 states in the OCHIN network from 01/01/2019-5/31/2023. In the months following the PHE declaration >50% were telehealth, leveling to 25% at the end of the study period (March 2022-May 2023).

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This is a viral exanthem caused by Parvovirus B19. It is rare and usually seen in young adults rather than children. It presents with acute onset, rapidly progressive, symmetric swelling and erythema of the hands and feet, often with petechiae or purpura. Patients often describe a sensation of burning or stinging pain rather than itching.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Yup, we are restarting the #HPMParty in Montreal at the 2023 AAHPM/HPNA meeting. The post GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Because we are back. And this time, we are doing it in French. The more, the merrier.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To assess the epidemiology and mortality risk among patients discharged from AMCs General Medicine Service Lines in the US from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. The study is divided into three periods: pre-COVID (Oct 2019 to Mar 2020), COVID (Apr 2020 to May 2023), and postCOVID (Jun 2023 to Dec 2023).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To assess the epidemiology and mortality risk among patients discharged from AMCs in the US from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. The study is divided into three periods: pre-COVID (Oct 2019 to Mar 2020), COVID (Apr 2020 to May 2023), and post-COVID (Jun 2023 to Dec 2023). Mixed models were used for analysis.

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

Despite projected shortages, the overall job outlook for a doctor in the United States is positive— according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , overall employment of physicians is projected to grow 4% between 2023 and 2033, which is as fast as the average for all occupations, healthcare or otherwise.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 17, 2023

A new sub-study of the STEP TEENS trial, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) 2023 in Dublin May 17-20, shows that adolescents using semaglutide experienced significant reductions in levels of liver enzymes that are an indicator of liver damage.

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