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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

How Family Physicians Can Help Address Food Insecurity Family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients, uniquely positioning them to identify food insecurity and connect individuals to vital resources. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Only about 25% of infected individuals will have this classic rash syndrome. This often requires hospitalization and transfusionin one series, 87% of children with transient aplastic crisis required packed red blood cell transfusions. By the time the rash appears, viremia has resolved and the patient usually feels well.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

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Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals?

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