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Q&A: Prioritizing Early Intervention in Pediatric Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, discusses early intervention in childhood obesity to reduce long‑term risk and supporting families with tailored, accessible care. Past evidence suggests StEP is highly effective for reducing childhood obesity , though the benefits are better sustained when families attend most or all StEP sessions.

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

HTA organizations are generally funded by governments, they guide health care professionals and decision/policy-makers, and they publish knowledge translation products such as guidelines. Objectives: To explore and measure the outcomes of HTA organizations’ guidelines in family medicine. Health organization outcomes.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Some data, such as exam pass rates and resident and fellow workforce trends , are publicly available on ABIM’s website.)

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

GeriPal

Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. Well, because they’re hard on people with dementia and they can be very hard on families, and they’re a form of crisis. Is that right, Soo? Soo 00:32 Thanks.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. They didn’t feel connected to the people in their broader community.

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Once again, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is in the line of fire

Common Sense Family Doctor

Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency. Nonetheless, its work has often been politically unpopular and unheralded outside of a small community of health services researchers and patient advocates. spends on health care more wisely or efficiently.

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Episode 285: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 21 – Psychosocial and Cultural Considerations for Providing Healthcare to Immigrant and Refugee Populations

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Naweed Hayat, a child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at the University of California San Diego, who applies his own lived experience of resettlement to his clinical practice. A lot of compounding trauma occurs at the border that has potential downstream mental health implications for individuals and their families.