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Super-utilization interventions - failing or evolving in complex systems? A scoping literature review [Complexity science]

Annals of Family Medicine

Introduction: Super-utilization (frequent acute hospital care use or frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and readmissions) describes high rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions by some individuals. The complex dynamics of human systems driving Super-utilization lack prominence.

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Vending machines for harm reduction and community health: a systematic review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In response to the growing overdose epidemic, communities in US and Canada have started using vending machines (VMs) as a low-barrier method to provide harm reduction (HR) items to the community. HR organizations were also contacted to share relevant articles on HR-based VMs.

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Child-Focused Gun Policy Views by Household Type

Physician's Weekly

A significant difference emerged for only 1 policy—temporary firearm removal by law enforcement from individuals posing an immediate threat. Over 60% support was observed for 11 out of 14 child-safety-related firearm policies across both groups, with minimal variation. Support for this policy was 65% (CI: 0.51–0.79)

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. In the wake of a hurricane as devastating as Helene, tens of thousands of individuals are likely filing claims, surely totaling billions of dollars. It has aged well I believe.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. So as you mentioned, dementia, there’s some research that show about 86% or 93% of those individuals will get that. This is Eric Widera.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

What should we use to screen individuals? There’s an article about her in New York Times. So I think we’re poised now with the guide model and with the evidence we have about healthcare utilization, impact on caregivers, course of dementia, comorbidity management and all of that. Who should get it if anyone?

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Identify realistic solutions to drug policy reform that promote health equity among marginalized communities living in the United States. Screening for substance use and offering connections to treatment and community-based services are important strategies that clinicians can implement in their own practice today.