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Creative Dissemination: Community-Engaged Mural to Disseminate the PORTRAIT Registry on Peripheral Arterial Disease [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective The PORTRAIT Registry tracked 797 patients with new or worsening PAD symptoms at vascular specialty clinics and highlighted the underutilization of prevention services and significant disparities in quality of life among women, non-white patients, and those with financial barriers.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Health Policy Fellowship three years ago, though I still enjoy working alongside these talented family physicians in clinic, such as Dr. Brian Antono, who recently blogged about his fellowship experiences for Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Comparing Oxygen Delivery Methods Before Intubation

Physician's Weekly

No additional criteria were applied for network meta-analysis inclusion. Covidence software was used to screen studies, 2 reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, followed by full-text articles. Disagreements were resolved through discussion or by a third-party adjudicator.

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Ocular Toxicities of Targeted Cancer Therapies

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Clinical and imaging strategies for the assessment of the ocular side effects of systemic targeted anti-cancer therapies,” published in the April 2025 issue of the European Journal of Cancer by Michaels et al.

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Discontinuation versus continuation of statins: a systematic review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To examine the impact of discontinuation of statins compared to continuation on clinical outcomes. Two independent reviewers screened titles/abstracts, full-text articles, and extracted data. or 1-year risk of CV events (RD=1.2%, P=0.64) for statin discontinuation compared to continuation. Quality assessment (RoB 2.0

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Didn’t Match into Residency.What are Some of my Options?

Aspiring Minority Doctor

Also, when you do re-apply for a residency position, you will be considered a graduating medical student senior which is useful for those residency programs that automatically screen out graduates. Plus, I am constantly learning new things and staying up to date on clinical guidelines.

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How Your Emotional Health Impacts Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Studies associate the two hours after an episode of rage with a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events. People with clinical depression often have elevated cortisol levels, potentially leading to high blood pressure over time. Finding healthy emotional outlets is essential.