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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

Context: Depression remains a prevalent mental health condition, with rates of diagnosis disproportionately increasing for women and Black or Hispanic adults. Conclusions: Marital status is strongly linked with depression risk, with never married, divorced/separated, and widowed individuals facing heightened odds.

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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system.

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Pain, Stress & Anxiety During IVF Improve With WS-TCM Treatment

Physician's Weekly

“Our work represents some of the first efforts to assess the immediate impact of such therapies upon patient-reported psychosocial symptomatology, in a population for whom improved mental health may ultimately impact IVF outcomes,” wrote corresponding author Rebecca Lu, MD , of The University of Chicago, and study coauthors.

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Hepatitis C Micro-elimination Using Patient Navigation In a Regional Healthcare System [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately impacts persons with substance use and mental health disorders within the United States. Micro-elimination projects aim to selectively foster diagnosis, treatment and reinfection of high priority demographic groups.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

If the cardiology department used an algorithm that analysed heart and lung signs, gastroenterologists or psychiatrists very likely wouldn’t have access to it – even though its findings may be useful for their diagnosis as well. This potential is very important because such a breakthrough won’t come about in any other way.

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Sleep Disorders: Improving Rest For Better Overall Health

Center for Family Medicine

Sleep apnea leads to poor sleep quality and potential health hazards like cardiovascular disease. Stress, alcohol use, caffeine, mental health challenges, or unhealthy work hours are typical risk factors. Studies show that exercise helps individuals fall asleep faster while improving sleep quality.

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Recognizing and Preventing SIBO: Your Comprehensive Guide

AMMD

This is why many people fail to get a diagnosis. Studies estimate that 6-15% of healthy individuals and up to 80% of IBS sufferers may have SIBO (1). Non-Digestive Symptoms You’ve probably heard that gut health affects mental health. The same can be said about gut health and energy levels, skin, and metabolism.

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