Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To inform researcher training and education, this study explored the experiences of researchers conducting participatory research with people experiencing structural vulnerability. This work can be demanding in terms of professional skills required and personal capacity and even risk secondary trauma.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient portals (PPs) are online healthcare platforms enabling patients access their electronic health records and offering different features to help patients manage their care such as viewing and entering health information, and permitting asynchronous communication between patients and their providers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

Determining patients’ prognosis Due to individual variations in genetics and lifestyle choices, each person ages at a different rate. However, this visual assessment can be impaired by individual biases, thereby impacting objective care decisions. This can be a cause for discomfort and limited access to crucial information.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Individuals aged 65 years and older recruited in primary care clinics or senior residences. A single participant with severe loss of autonomy found Proactive less useful as it did not provide him with any new information. Setting: Community-based. Some comprehensibility issues were addressed in a modified version.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 8, 2025

Think about it… A patient note, like a scientific article, should not present the information in reversed or scrambled order. Think about it… A patient note, like a scientific article, should not present the information in reversed or scrambled order. A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The Family Study, a randomized comparative effectiveness-implementation trial, evaluated three methods of capturing family history and providing care for individuals at increased risk of hereditary/familial cancers: 1) routine care, 2) brief online risk assessment, and 3) full (3-generation pedigree) online risk assessment.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

These could even make cough monitoring as common as step tracking to inform individual patients and provide doctors with deeper health insights. The power of cough information One question that will inevitably arise regarding cough monitoring is: why do it at all? If you’ve guessed 4.6

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

To incentivize donations to these hospitals, the bill suggests creating a tax credit for individuals and entities to offset their state income tax liability. Pharmacy benefits managers would be prohibited under this bill from barring disclosure of information by pharmacists to consumers about drug costs and alternative drugs for treatment.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 24, 2025

There is endless contradictory nutrition advice from strongly opinionate individuals out there (anyone take a deep-dive into the evidence of coconut oil – a plant based oil with lots of saturated fat?), There are plenty of physicians I know who under-fuel - maybe I’ll offer a follow up blog down the road on that topic.

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Vida Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There is a lot of misinformation on the internet and on social media about this condition, so I wanted to share more information to help better explain this condition and what it means. Some individuals with PCOS have infrequent periods, while others may experience heavy or prolonged bleeding. What is PCOS? What Causes PCOS?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

An expert panel unveiled a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia patient care. An expert panel has created a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid healthcare professionals in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia care for patients.

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Canadian Family Physician

MARCH 18, 2025

Methods Initially a deductive analysis was conducted using a framework for categorizing 3 different levels of social accountability (individual patient [micro], community [meso], and system [macro]). Main findings Social accountability was most commonly discussed at individual and community levels, with more limited system-level examples.

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. The asset limit for a household would be $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 per couple.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Let’s explore the benefits and drawbacks of intermittent fasting so you can make an informed decision. It’s also not ideal for pregnant or breastfeeding individuals who have increased nutritional needs. The method has become a go-to for many looking to shed pounds, improve metabolic health, or simplify their diets.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Karst — Listing patent information in the Orange Book is a matter of judgment, but that judgment call is about to get a bit more scrutiny. Thus, “FTC intends to use its full legal authority” to take action “against companies and individuals that improperly list patents in the Orange Book that do not meet the statutory listing criteria.”

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 29, 2025

By focusing on how sprouts help enhance our health, individuals can unlock valuable nutritional benefits that contribute to a balanced diet. Learning about how sprouts enhance our health can motivate individuals to make healthier choices. Sprouts are rich in fiber , which is essential for maintaining a healthy digestive system.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The development of a guidance report began in August 2022 and was informed by individuals and organizations within Canada and abroad. The process involved a variety of information-gathering and consultative steps. An iterative approach was used to refine potential opportunities and areas of action to support FM research.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Viruses and bacteria were identified at a similar prevalence (28%) in symptomatic patients, while bacteria were detected more often than viruses in asymptomatic individuals (31% versus 12%). As multi-pathogen PCR tests become widely used, these results can help inform their interpretation and guide therapy decisions.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

And the positive attitude is linked to tech literacy: the more informed you are, the higher the chances you will be optimistic about the technology. We discussed the individual drive in detail above, that is the attitude one has towards the technology. Let’s take a look at Peter and Klara, the parents of my friend.

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Sources of information Individual articles published mainly in the past 2 years, found using PubMed and Google Scholar. Main message Steatotic liver disease is one of the most common diseases encountered in general practice. Practitioners should be aware of a flux in terminology of SLD.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

For clinicians treating patients with HS, the findings may inform more tailored patient engagement. HS is marked by recurrent, painful nodules, sinus tracts, and abscesses, often located in intertriginous areas. Patients inquired about general advice for managing HS symptoms.

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NPR Health - Shots

JANUARY 14, 2023

It would make more sense to screen a plane's wastewater to look for new variants than to screen individual passenger volunteers, some researchers say. Others say any information is helpful. Image credit: Rick Bowmer/AP)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Community advisory boards (CABs) can effectively integrate individuals with lived experience and community organizations into the research process to align the work with community priorities. Population Studied: The scoping review aims to inform on how CBPR projects integrate people with lived experience onto CABs. 1, 1990, and Mar.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, little information exists on how to successfully implement these tools in the primary care setting. The ESOGER tool is a telemedicine tool in the form of a telephone assessment questionnaire for individuals aged 65 and over. Results: We identified 5 barriers/facilitators related to the implementation of ESOGER.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Individual data was obtained from 1408 participants using an informed consent form followed by a 1 question survey (see appendix), which asked on what basis the participant filled out their PHQ questionnaire. We propose that the language of the PHQ-9 be revised so that it asks for severity of symptoms rather than the frequency.

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FDA Law

APRIL 10, 2025

While much of the focus has been on how these cuts may impact application review timelines and industry engagement, see earlier post about the effect on generic drugs, another quieter consequence is emerging a significant slowdown in the availability of information that FDA is required to produce under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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Family Physicians of Greeley

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or simply curious about autism, this post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of what autism is and what it means for individuals and their families. It is often referred to as a “spectrum” because it manifests differently in each individual, ranging from mild to severe.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

These individuals have total cholesterol counts exceeding 240 mg/dL, which increases their risk of heart disease. Records also included other information related to cardiovascular risk and history. Familial hypercholesterolemia is one subset of hypercholesterolemia.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Learning Objectives After listening to this episode listeners will be able to… Recognize the importance of yielding privilege and power to better center marginalized voices and communities through individual, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic actions. Credits Written and produced by: Utibe R.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

A trauma-informed, evidence-based violence prevention program, ESD equips healthcare workers with skills to prevent, interrupt, and recover from interpersonal violence. The emergency room has become a pressure cooker, and healthcare professionals are paying the price. The severity of this problem has even made its way into pop culture.

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Myriad Genetics

MAY 1, 2025

As a breast cancer health clinical care nurse navigator, Chelsea not only serves as a registered nurse at NMC, but also as a patient advocate, guiding individuals through the complexities of the healthcare system. “I To educate and inform patients about what their family history might tell them about their risk of cancer.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 22, 2025

As a reminder, because the House is tied 67-67, each budget bill in the House must have bipartisan support to pass out of this final committee stop. SENATE HHS OMNIBUS BILL PROGRESS On the Senate side, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee unveiled its omnibus budget bill last week and passed it out of committee to the Finance Committee.

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FDA Law

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Specifically, CDER moved from sharing the reviews of the individual disciplines in the documents available to the public to sharing an Integrated Review which shares the conclusions but much less of the detail of each review. For example, one cannot always discern the opinions of individual reviewers in an Integrated Review.

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Oasis Family Medicine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Dr. Rahm noted, however, that each therapy may affect individuals differently, with some experiencing profound symptom relief and others benefiting more subtly. If you or someone you know could benefit from learning about these therapies, please share this information.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The pooled cohort equations (used in the ASCVD risk calculator) are race-stratified equations that estimate an individual’s ten-year risk of ASCVD. However, using race to guide clinical decisions is now controversial, potentially impacting clinician use of this tool.

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Vida Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

When it comes to your health, it is important that you have all the information you need to take the best care of yourself. Unfortunately, there is also a history of paternalism and abuse in medicine, especially of individuals of color or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and this has created a lot of mistrust of medical professionals.

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