Identifying barriers and potential solutions to improve equitable access to community eye services: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study protocol by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Nelson Allen, Abhishek Roshan, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Nigel Bolster, Mohd Javed, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa, John Tlhakanelo

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Artificial intelligence-assisted clinical decision support for childhood asthma management: A randomized clinical trial. by Hee Yun Seol, Pragya Shrestha, Joy Fladager Muth, Chung-Il Wi, Sunghwan Sohn, Euijung Ryu, Miguel Park, Kathy Ihrke, Sungrim Moon, Katherine King, Philip Wheeler, Bijan Borah, James Moriarty, Jordan Rosedahl, Hongfang Liu, Deborah B McWilliams, Young J Juhn

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This was a single-center pragmatic RCT with a stratified randomization design conducted for one year in the primary care pediatric practice of the Mayo Clinic, MN. …”
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An opportunistic observational study of hospital switchboard hold messages, hold music and time spent waiting by Jordan P. Skittrall, Mary D. Fortune

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Position of the Anaphylaxis, Insect Venom Allergy and Mastocytosis Section of the Polish Society of Allergology regarding the principles of diagnosing hypersensitivity to Hymenopte... by Marita Nittner-Marszalska, Marek Niedoszytko, Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz, Andrzej Bożek, Iwona Poziomkowska-Gęsicka, Radoslaw Gawlik, Marta Chełmińska

“…This requires cooperation between primary care physicians, allergists working in allergy clinics and hospital wards. …”
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The Great Impostor: Transaminitis Masking the Coinfection of Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Sunit Tolia, Hassan Kassem, Ana Capatina-Rata

“…It is a manifestation of secondary syphilis and it is more commonly seen in coinfected patients with both syphilis and HIV. Therefore, primary care physicians should keep infectious etiologies (e.g., syphilis and HIV) in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with unexplained liver dysfunction in a cholestatic pattern.…”
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Implementation of stop smoking support by mental healthcare professionals: cross-sectional analysis of why nothing much happens by Eline Meijer

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Editorial: Clinical trial design and development in neonatal and perinatal medicine by Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Yogavijayan Kandasamy, Yogavijayan Kandasamy, Yogavijayan Kandasamy, Sabita Uthaya, Sabita Uthaya, Dirk Bassler, Dirk Bassler, Jonathan M. Davis, Jonathan M. Davis

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Quality of care in Telehealth service in the context of pandemic, bibliographic review by Roberto Pelayo Mosqueira Moreno, Araceli del Milagro Gonzáléz Castillo, Flor Delicia Heredia Llatas

“…Introduction: Telehealth in times of pandemic became an alternative for patient care due to social confinement measures and was used both in primary care and in the different medical specialties, with satisfaction levels similar to face-to-face consultation. …”
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13-Year-Old Boy Presenting with Bilateral Femur Fractures in the Setting of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency by Marianne Jacob, Marisa Censani

“…Children with ASD are especially at risk for 25(OH)D deficiency as many have inadequate nutritional intake. As such, primary care providers may provide a pivotal role in the routine laboratory screening of 25(OH)D in this population.…”
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Skin Findings in a Patient with Sjogren’s Syndrome by Prajwal Boddu, Abdul S. Mohammed, Sonali Khandelwal

“…Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura sometimes turns out to be a challenging disease to manage and requires an integrated effort from the primary care doctors, rheumatologist, and dermatologist.…”
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Quantifying hope: an EU perspective of rare disease therapeutic space and market dynamics by Emmanuelle Cacoub, Emmanuelle Cacoub, Nathalie Barreto Lefebvre, Dimitrije Milunov, Manish Sarkar, Soham Saha

“…The UN emphasizes improved access to primary care (diagnostic and potentially therapeutic) for these patients and their families. …”
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Validation of MyDiagnostick tool to identify atrial fibrillation in a multi-ethnic Asian population by Colin Yeo, Aye Aye Mon, Vern Hsen Tan, Kelvin Wong

“…Introduction: MyDiagnostick is an atrial fibrillation (AF) screening tool that has been validated in the Caucasian population in the primary care setting. Methods: In our study, we compared MyDiagnostick with manual pulse check for AF screening in the community setting. …”
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Nurses’ Experience With End-of-Life Care in Geriatric Centers: A Systematic Review by Falah Jamal Dakka RN, BSN, MHM, PhD

“…The eligibility criteria involve literature materials published in the past 5 years, peer reviews, English language, geriatric nurses, and nurses in emergency department, primary care, and intensive care unit. Three databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, and CINAHL) and Google Scholar were used. …”
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Lessons learnt from advocating for family medicine in South Africa by Robert J. Mash, Klaus Von Pressentin, Jenny Nash, Tasleem Ras

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Health-care Resource Requirements and Potential Financial Consequences of an Environmentally Driven Switch in Respiratory Inhaler Use in England by Darsuh Attar-Zadeh, Harriet Lewis, Martina Orlovic

“…**Objective:** To assess the potential financial impact of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) switching from pMDIs to dry powder inhalers (DPIs) in a representative primary care network (PCN) population of 50 000 and the English National Health Service (NHS). …”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus and offspring’s carotid intima–media thickness at birth: MySweetHeart Cohort study by Umberto Simeoni, Antje Horsch, Arnaud Chiolero, Yvan Vial, Nicole Sekarski, Jardena J Puder, Pascal Bovet, Stefano Di Bernardo, Yvan Mivelaz, Adina Mihaela Epure, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Bobby Stuijfzand, Leah Gilbert, Stefano Lanzi, Justine Gross, Stefano Di Bernardo, Dan Quansah, Jean-Benoît Rossel, Amar Arhab, Sandrine Estoppey Younes, Seyda Mayerat

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Modifiable Risk Factors Including Self-Perceived Stress for Breast Cancer in Hong Kong: A Case-Control Study of 10 757 Subject by Winnie Yeo, Lok-Wa Yuen, Kelvin Kam-Fai Tsoi, Emily Ying-Yang Chan, Carol C Kwok, Inda Soong, Ting-Ying Ng, Joanne Chiu, Miranda Chan, Sharon Wing-Wai Chan, Ting-Ting Wong, Yolanda Ho-Yan Chan, Lawrence Pui-Ki Li, Chun-Chung Yau, Wai-Ka Hung, Polly Suk-Yee Cheung

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Hospital and physician-based mental healthcare during 12 months of opioid agonist treatment for opioid use disorder: Exploring costs and factors associated with acute care. by Tea Rosic, Glenda Babe, Myanca Rodrigues, Brittany B Dennis, Richard Perez, Claire de Oliveira, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan

“…Outpatient mental health visits to primary care providers and psychiatrists were ascertained by examining the diagnostic codes of physician billing claims. …”
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Implementing a nurse-enabled, integrated, shared-care model involving specialists and general practitioners in early breast cancer post-treatment follow-up (EMINENT): a single-cent... by Raymond J. Chan, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Chad Yixian Han, Lee Jones, Alexandre Chan, Daniel McKavanagh, Marissa Ryan, Christine Carrington, Rebecca L. Packer, Megan Crichton, Nicolas H. Hart, Emma McKinnell, Melissa Gosper, Juanita Ryan, Bethany Crowe, Ria Joseph, Carolyn Ee, Jane Lee, Steven M. McPhail, Katharine Cuff, Laisa Teleni, Jon Emery

“…Summary: Background: Current models of post-treatment cancer care rely heavily on hospital-based, medical specialists and do not sufficiently leverage primary care. Many breast cancer survivors face ongoing unmet needs that may benefit from a multidisciplinary, shared-care approach. …”
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Universalization in the first course of Medicine studies: Experience during the first semester of 2004- 2005. by Margarita Roméu Escobar, Mayra Gil León, Raúl López Fernández

“…<strong>Background:</strong> The sliding of the basic cycle of teaching in Medicine speciality to the Health Primary care inserted in the in the university process of the higher medical education es quite brand new , whose development in the practical field was accurately unknown. …”
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