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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. Study Design and Analysis.

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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. METHODS Data were collected in 3 French medical care centers from May through November 2022. RESULTS Of the 516 eligible patients, 219 (42%) were able to perform both tests.

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Using EMR data to describe administrative workload of primary care providers in Nova Scotia, Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits. This study aims to analyze electronic medical record (EMR) data to understand these workload dynamics. 0.9SD) encounters per patient since 2007.

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Doctors give ineffective weight loss advice to patients with obesity, finds research

Medical Xpress

A new research study published today in Family Practice finds that when doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight, the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not supported by scientific evidence.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

Physician's Weekly

The combination pill is the first and only FDA-approved triple combination medication for use as an initial therapy in patients who will likely need multiple drugs to achieve their ideal blood pressure numbers. The most common adverse event reported in patients treated with Widaplik was symptomatic low blood pressure.

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

In practice, doing both simultaneously can be challenging but certainly possible with some planning. First, to meet protein needs, patients can be counseled to include 30 grams of high-quality protein sources at each meal. This helps the patient know that the challenge of weight maintenance is not due to their lack of willpower.

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Two-Hour Observation Probably Safe for Most Children With Anaphylaxis

Physician's Weekly

from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and colleagues conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study across 30 emergency departments involving children presenting to the emergency department with anaphylaxis to calculate the incidence rate and timing of repeat epinephrine dosing. Dribin, M.D.,