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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. These tools are based on pure-tone detection and speech-in-noise evaluation.

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CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective and clinically effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online June 10 in Radiology. When CRC screening began at ages 50 and 65 years, the results were similar. Pickhardt, M.D.,

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USPSTF: Screen Women of Reproductive Age for Intimate Partner Violence

Physician's Weekly

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV). These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published online June 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S.

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Why are So Many Teens and 20-Somethings Today Anxiety-Ridden?

Doctor Rachel

I am a family practice doc who sees teens and 20-somethings daily in my practice. A study published in the British Medical Journal reported that the more screen time teens engage in, the longer it takes them to fall asleep. I love young people in their teens and 20’s. The impact of less sleep?

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Incidence Rates of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Increasing

Physician's Weekly

from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues estimated the incidence rates of AA across birth cohorts in the United States in a retrospective cohort study. Andreana N. Holowatyj, Ph.D.,

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors. They are well-equipped to manage chronic diseases, provide routine screenings, and guide preventive strategies.

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

GeriPal

And to be very fair, there was a study in 2013 in family practice, this would be important, I think for those who treat older patients. And all these tools I’m mentioning to you are medical. One in five people with COVID, with mild COVID, do not go on to get a serious medical condition. Eric: Yeah.