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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. Essentia Health partners with Second Harvest Northland to provide emergency food access.

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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

A 2024 analysis projected that by 2040 a shortage of 58,000 primary care clinicians (including nurse practitioners and physician assistants) will occur. The problem with this proposal is that in the United States, the public health workforce is not positioned to handle routine screenings and immunizations.

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Parvovirus B19 is not routinely screened for in pregnancy, but vertical transmission can cause hydrops fetalis, stillbirth, and severe fetal anemia. Treatment and Prevention of Parvovirus B19 Infection. UpToDate , Jun. link] Edwards, Morven S. Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 Infection. UpToDate , Jun.