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Hearing Screening in Private Family Practice Medicine Using Tablet Applications [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. CONCLUSIONS This study supports integration of app-based hearing screenings into family medical care, as it is compatible with routine consultations.

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The PanDerm artificial intelligence (AI) model improves skin cancer diagnosis when used by doctors, according to a research article published online June 6 in Nature Medicine. PanDerm outperformed clinicians by 10.2 percent across 128 skin conditions on clinical photographs.

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Breast Cancer Incidence Trends Vary by Age

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open. Lee Argov, M.P.H., Lee Argov, M.P.H., The analysis included data from approximately 2.3

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

Physician's Weekly

percent) had a confirmed asthma diagnosis after age 4 years. Arthur Hamie Owora, Ph.D., from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and colleagues sought to externally validate and update the PARS as a passive digital marker (PDM) for asthma risk.

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988 Contacted More Than 16 Million Times From Its Launch to December 2024

Physician's Weekly

per 1,000 is less than half that of the rate of adult emergency department visits that include a mental health diagnosis (53.0 The highest past-year 988 contact incidence rate was seen in the West, while the lowest was in the South (27.1 per 1,000 population); findings were similar for the past-year estimate of 988 use prevalence (1.8

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Disparities in Post-COVID Conditions among Persons with Disabilities: Findings from Primary Care Patients, 2019-2022 [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: American Family Cohort, a data asset including electronic health records of 8 million patients from family practices across 50 US states. Outcome Measures: The outcomes were incident circulatory, endocrine, neurological, and respiratory diagnoses as measured in primary care using diagnosis codes.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. How is it different from general practice? Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors.