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Risks and Needs: Lessons Learned from Assessing Patients Willingness to Receive Help for Social Risks in Primary Care [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Objective: To assess the impact of a question on need for assistance with social risk factors identified through routine screening. Study Design and Analysis: Descriptive analysis of secondary data.

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Maternity Care: Why It’s Important and Where You Can Get It

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

At Center for Family Medicine , we offer free pregnancy screenings. For example, some women don’t have insurance, and some women don’t have access to transportation. To make our services as accessible as possible, we offer pregnancy screenings that are completely free. Why Is Maternity Care So Important?

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

Doctor Rachel

All artificial light has the result of reducing melatonin production at night and making sleep more difficult, but the light on computer and phone screens is a bluer light, and it has twice the suppressive effect on melatonin — severely impairing sleep in teens. And I am not alone. The impact of less sleep?

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Prostate Cancer: Unmasking the Risk and Reality

East Cary Family Physicians

It’s responsible for producing seminal fluid, which nourishes and transports sperm. Screening: Regular screenings, such as a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal exam (DRE), can aid in early detection. Understanding the Prostate: The prostate is a small gland located below the bladder in men.

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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

I also did a screening blood test to look for circulating tumor cells, which I will have an article on this soon! They also include mammary ducts that store and transport the milk. After speaking with the radiologist, she said, best case scenario, it’s nothing, and worst case scenario, it is DCIS. Instead, it tends to stay local (3).

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Logistics Unwrapped: A Roadmap to Successful FDA Meetings in In-Person and Hybrid Formats

FDA Law

If you are driving, stop at the vehicle screening facility and inform security that you are attending a meeting. Expect security screening procedures, including metal detectors and bag x-rays, similar to airport security. This allows time for parking, shuttle transportation, security checks, and room setup.