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Foreskin care: Hygiene, importance of counselling, and management of common complications

Canadian Family Physician

Sources of information This review is based on findings from a MEDLINE database search of the literature on care of the penile foreskin, foreskin complications, and their management. Articles were reviewed for relevance and quality of evidence was provided with the level of evidence in parentheses throughout the review.

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Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Sources of information Individual articles published mainly in the past 2 years, found using PubMed and Google Scholar. Known complications of metabolic syndrome and advanced liver disease are often present at the time of diagnosis. This condition is an important biological marker for metabolic syndrome.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. times more likely to develop urinary or sexual complications, 2.78

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Approche de la steatose hepatique en clinique: Diagnostic, prise en charge et nomenclature proposee

Canadian Family Physician

Sources de l’information Des articles individuels publiés principalement au cours des 2 dernières années, recensés à l’aide de PubMed et Google Scholar. Message principal La stéatose hépatique est l’une des maladies les plus fréquemment rencontrées en pratique générale.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

There was a Stanford article talking about you as a pioneer in this field. Several of your former PDIA, Project on Death in America, scholars banded together and published a very controversial article in JAMA as I’m sure you’re aware. My question is, what article are you most proud of? Susan: Thank you. Alex: Okay.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Austria 14 Canada 15 France 16 Norway 17 Japan 18 USA 19 Sweden 20 Average GP visits 336 238 235 214 206 101 87 202 Specialist visits 284 70 98 91 70 102 44 108 Hospitalizations 38 8 28 14 6 7 13 16 Family physicians provide accessible and comprehensive care for most healthcare needs, most diseases, and all organs.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

The sub-headline from a Medscape news article said it all: "Anesthesiology Still Hot, Family Medicine Is Not." The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% How can we train more family physicians? growth in the U.S.

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