Higher glycemic index linked to higher lung cancer risk
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24-Nov-2025
Innovative strategy trains bilingual clinic staff as dual-role medical interpreters to bridge language gaps in primary care
American Academy of Family PhysiciansPeer-Reviewed Publication
This study tested a process to qualify bilingual staff as medical interpreters at a large community health center.
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
24-Nov-2025
New public dataset maps Medicare home health use
American Academy of Family PhysiciansPeer-Reviewed Publication
Home Health Focus is a new publicly available data set representing home health use by Medicare beneficiaries at home health agency, county, and state levels from 2016 to 2019. The dataset was created to allow users to examine local and national trends without the costs or time-consuming process of entering into a data use agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
24-Nov-2025
Study finds nationwide decline in rural family physicians
American Academy of Family PhysiciansPeer-Reviewed Publication
In this study, researchers used the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile to identify family physicians aged 65 years or younger in the U.S. actively practicing outpatient care from 2017 to 2023.
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
24-Nov-2025
New report presents recommendations to strengthen primary care for Latino patients with chronic conditions
American Academy of Family PhysiciansPeer-Reviewed Publication
In April 2024, the Primary Care Latino Equity Research (PRIMER) Center convened the Latino Primary Care Summit on “Chronic Conditions in Latinos: Trends, Innovations and Care for the Future.” This special report summarizes the discussions at the summit and outlines key research areas and the advances needed to answer questions crucial to Latino primary care, outlining seven recommendations.
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
24-Nov-2025
Young European family doctors show moderate readiness for artificial intelligence but knowledge gaps limit AI use
American Academy of Family PhysiciansPeer-Reviewed Publication
In this study, researchers surveyed 134 young family physicians from 20 European countries to understand how ready they are to use AI in primary care.
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine
24-Nov-2025
Older adults who see the same primary care physician have fewer preventable hospitalizations
American Academy of Family PhysiciansPeer-Reviewed Publication
This study examined whether better continuity is helpful for acute, potentially preventable hospitalizations that might be avoided with regular care.
- Journal
- The Annals of Family Medicine