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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. We’re already doing it in places like community health centers in New Mexico, rural clinics in North Carolina, and urban hospital systems in Chicago. You don’t have to build it from scratch. Kennedy, Jr.

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Down syndrome case challenges Alzheimer's assumptions with unexpected cognitive stability

Medical Xpress

Research from the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering aims could uncover why some people with DS develop dementia while others do not providing insight that could ultimately benefit the entire DS community.

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Where are counties with consistently low rates of primary care physician capacity and high percentages of Black populations? [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Conclusions: The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report on primary care outlines steps for ensuring access to high-quality primary care including having an adequate supply of primary care physicians in every community. More than a fifth of these counties do not have a single PCP.

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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

primary care is posing a grave threat to the wellbeing of communities nationwide. State Highlights: Montana provides 65% of its medical training in community-based settings, far surpassing the national average of 16%. In 2022, only 24.4% of new physicians entered primary care—or 19.8%

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Finding Your True Purpose: A Journey of Triumphs and Tragedies

Intuitive Intelligence

I molded myself into the image of success defined by my mom and dad– an engineer, and a doctor. Returning to my parents after years with my grandparents, I found myself struggling to belong and to be accepted. Amidst the trials I faced, I adopted a new identity to meet the expectations placed on me.

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Using sewage to forecast COVID-19 infections

Medical Xpress

A new mathematical model uses wastewater samples to effectively forecast the number of clinical COVID-19 cases in a community five days in advance. The approach was developed and validated by Hokkaido University environmental engineer, Masaaki Kitajima, and colleagues in Japan.

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14th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences Set to Convene in Seoul — Featuring HP&M’s Dr. Philip Won

FDA Law Blog

The 14th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implant and Related Sciences is poised to captivate the global scientific community from November 8-11, 2023, as it convenes in Seoul, Korea.