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Understanding Barriers to Congenital Syphilis Prevention and Care Through Provider and Patient Perspectives [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective This study explores barriers to CS prevention and care by investigating perspectives from prenatal healthcare providers and mothers of diagnosed infants. Study Design and Analysis Interviews were conducted with prenatal healthcare providers and mothers in Chicago, IL.

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Lessons, Message, and Recommendations from Latina Survivor of Cervical Cancer for Healthcare Teams and Providers [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study design and analysis: To fill this gap, we leveraged an innovative qualitative approach for understanding the rich experiences of middle age older Latina women diagnosed with cervical cancer in the Pacific Northwest. The final part of the interview involved inviting participants to share messages for healthcare providers.

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

percent in early-stage melanoma detection through a longitudinal analysis, improved clinicians’ skin cancer diagnostic accuracy by 11 percent on dermoscopy images, and enhanced nondermatologist health care providers’ differential diagnosis by 16.5 PanDerm outperformed clinicians by 10.2 All rights reserved.

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The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab. However, 29% of HBPMs are inaccurate by 10 mmHg or more. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

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Alabama Physicians and Advocates Rally to Reform Prior Authorization Process

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Prior authorizations, a common practice requiring health care providers to obtain approval from insurance companies before proceeding with prescribed treatments or medications, has become a notable point of contention.

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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were more confident in screening and diagnosing, harm reduction, and motivational interviewing. Most participants indicated that they would benefit from additional ECHO OUD sessions and that the sessions were valuable to PC providers. The model could also be applied to other health conditions.

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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

Population: Jewish CHS members, aged 18+, diagnosed with T2D between 2000-2011, born in Israel or Ethiopia. Results: The study sample encompassed 78,637 individuals newly diagnosed with T2D during the specified period, with 4,568 of them being Ethiopian-born. Intervention: 10-year follow-up to track T2D outcomes.