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Super-utilization interventions - failing or evolving in complex systems? A scoping literature review [Complexity science]

Annals of Family Medicine

Introduction: Super-utilization (frequent acute hospital care use or frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and readmissions) describes high rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions by some individuals. The complex dynamics of human systems driving Super-utilization lack prominence.

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Lived experience of individuals with thalassemia in Eastern India [Allergy/Immunology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The authors, both individually and collectively, utilized an immersion-crystallization approach to analyze the content of the interviews. Interview responses were transcribed and translated verbatim from Bengali to English. Results: Among the 11 respondents, 54.6% were males and 45.4% were females.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. 0.83, HR 0.70; 95% CI 0.65-0.76,

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Intersections Between Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Marital Status Associations with Depression Symptoms [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: This study utilized survey-based methodology to estimate adjusted odds ratios (OR) and interaction effects using ordinal generalized linear model. Population Studied: Community-dwelling, non-institutionalized, United States adults aged 20 years and older (N=14,759).

Illness 130
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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. There is an ongoing debate about the ethics of utilizing nudges in policy and health care that focuses on whether nudging undermines autonomy and whether it could be ethically justified even if/when it does.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law.

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In Search for the Antivax Vaccine: Strategical & Ethical Considerations

Integrated Care News by CFHA

The distinction between the two is vital not only for the advancement of science, social justice, and health but also for life in the community and our collective well-being. nudges that appeal to reason), individuals can continue to act as responsible agents. They note that if nudges are moderated by reason (i.e.,