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Staff perspectives of a novel integrated community care hub in an urban underserved population (UK) [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

o Context or Objective: The UK is witnessing an increase in emergency department use and hospital admissions for children and young people from underserved populations, exacerbated in the UK by continued issues around access to primary care.

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Body Fat Percentage Better Predictor of 15-Year Mortality Than BMI

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For young adults, body fat percentage is a better predictor of 15-year mortality risk than body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online June 24 in the Annals of Family Medicine. Mainous III, Ph.D., adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Orlando, M.D.,

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

It will support one to three projects that focus on tracking and understanding health issues in the community, CNN reported. Allison also praised the decision to involve the community in shaping the research. She said it would ensure that local needs and concerns are at the forefront. We desperately need real medical support.”

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

GeriPal

We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” . But hospitalizations are low.