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

Physician's Weekly

. “The past-year 988 contact rate of 23.7 per 1,000 is less than half that of the rate of adult emergency department visits that include a mental health diagnosis (53.0 Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

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Trump Administration May Cut Funds to Hospitals Offering Gender Care to Kids

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration may cut off federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-related treatments to children and teens. CMS has warned hospitals and state Medicaid programs about these dangers — and is taking regulatory enforcement actions,” Oz said. In April, U.S.

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Top 5 States for Travel Healthcare Positions in Summer 2025

Barton Associates

We currently have many locum tenens jobs open in California—from family practice, to pediatrics, and more. If you’re a physician , PA , NP , or dentist interested in exploring New York this summer, we have many travel healthcare jobs available in specialties such as family practice, general surgery, and more.

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

Physician's Weekly

“Our hope is that using the childhood asthma passive digital marker in clinical practice will improve the early detection of asthma risk in high-risk children, allowing for earlier interventions that could improve asthma control and lessen the future risk of hospitalization,” Owora said in a statement. All rights reserved.

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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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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

The effect of sodium reduction appeared stronger than the effect of the DASH4D diet. For each diet, adverse events were infrequent. “Most people in this study were taking more than one blood pressure medication, but we found that you can lower it further with dietary change,” coauthor Lawrence Appel, M.D.,