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Health-Related Social Needs Increase and Persist following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Health-related social needs (HRSN), such as housing, food, and transportation, play a major role in overall patient health and well-being. ITS model- proportion of individuals who screened positive for at least one HRSN, aggregated by week. Logistic regression model- binary indicator for a positive screen.

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Hypothyroidism Diet: Best & Worst Foods for Your Thyroid

AMMD

Many individuals with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s are deficient in essential nutrients. If you are struggling with low energy, unexplained weight gain, persistent brain fog, or mood swings that seem to come out of nowhere, you are not alone. However, there is some good news and a silver lining.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

Many of us know where our meals come from, have sufficient clothing, enjoy roofs over our heads, access heating and air conditioning, use reliable transportation, and receive effective medications. We all want to know how to stop fearing the future. Although anxiety appears to be the new malady du jour , much of it is natural and normal.

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Remote Patient Testing Faces a Cloudy Future under VALID

FDA Law Blog

Laboratories also routinely supply third-party sourced collection devices from IVD manufacturers and distribute them to end users, which may include blood collection stations, physician offices, or – increasingly – individuals at home. Javitt & Jeffrey N. This is not a trivial matter. Emphasis added).

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It’s All So Simple Now: The First Traditional Marketing Authorization for a Non-PCR Based Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2

FDA Law Blog

This device is indicated for the following use: for the rapid, qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigens directly in anterior nasal swab specimens from individuals with signs and symptoms of upper respiratory infection (i.e., symptomatic) when testing is started within 6 days of symptom onset.

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Out At Home: FDA’s Vocal Support of Home Testing but Reluctance to Clear Novel OTC Home Tests

FDA Law Blog

By McKenzie E. Cato & Jeffrey N. Gibbs & Allyson B. Mullen — FDA has been clearing over-the-counter (OTC) in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests nearly since the beginning of its premarket regulation of devices. FDA, in turn, filed its own statement “to address misinformation” (see FDA’s statement here ). lay users). seeking treatment).

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Middle to Older Age Latinas Experiences Across the Cervical Cancer Continuum: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment and Impact [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews using the Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx) methodology. About 90% were either currently or formerly undocumented, 2/3 spoke Spanish, 2/3 made <$50,000 annually, and 1/3 reported inadequate transportation.

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