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Contraceptive counseling for gender-diverse patients: A community needs assessment [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Sexual- and gender-minority (SGM) patients face high rates of discrimination, bias, and gender dysphoria when seeking care, including when seeking contraception. Study Design and Analysis: Targeted needs assessment using a cross-sectional study design. Population Studied: Adults who self-identified as SGM in North Texas.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Public health initiatives, including community engagement projects, are vital for promoting early diagnosis and encouraging behaviors to combat PAD. Results PAD awareness scores increased with exposure to dissemination events. A community collaborative mural focused on vascular health.

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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Two thirds of diabetes patients complicated with hypertension, and comorbidity increase 4-fold risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Setting or Dataset Five electronic systems of community clinic. Outcome Measures Changes of China-PAR score and cardiovascular hospitalization events.

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Reflecting on the Success of the AAFP 2024 Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

This year’s event was a testament to the vibrant community of family physicians, medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing family medicine in Alabama. A highlight of the event was the swearing-in of Brittney T. Anderson, MD, FAAFP as the President of the Alabama Chapter.

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A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

We invited all of the people who are touched by the opioid crisis (addicts, family members of addicts, the faith based community, law enforcement, public health officials, county commissioners, EMS personnel, physicians, hospital representatives, the legal community, etc.) Through a funded grant.

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Drugs Vs. Digital Therapeutics – A Digital Symbiosis

The Medical Futurist

They hold the promise of improved health outcomes, greater accessibility, and cost-effectiveness in patient care when used based on proper evidence. This graphic visualisation captures how this new approach to treatment could help us achieve the same old goal of helping patients get better. But this isn’t just a novel concept.

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Permanente Live webinar — Finding success in value-based care

Permanente Medicine

(June 19, 2025) — National health care leaders from Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Community Health Plans will share insights on value-based care during a free Permanente Live webinar on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. But there is still much to be learned about how and why it benefits patients and health care systems.