J Am Board Fam Med
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Review
Lingering Impact of COVID-19, Preventive Care Considerations, and US Health System Challenges.
This issue includes articles on the lingering impact of COVID-19, often negative but occasionally positive, on patients, treatment, practices, and health care personnel. Other articles inform on prevention, such as awareness of lung cancer screening among women undergoing screening mammography; failures on sports preparticipation physicals; advance care planning as prevention; and screening for social risk factors. ⋯ There is a review of perinatal depression recognition and treatment. Two articles separately identify the difficulties of the congressionally created Medicare Advantage & Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers.
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We aimed to assess factors associated with patients' confidence in the ability of screening mammography to detect breast cancer. ⋯ These findings highlight the importance of continued patient education about the effectiveness of screening mammography for patients with dense breast tissue.
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Existing guidelines for primary care clinicians (PCCs) on the detection and management of perinatal depression (PD) contain important gaps. This review aims to provide PCCs with a summary of clinically relevant evidence in the field. ⋯ These clinically relevant data can support the delivery of high-quality care by PCCs. Risks and benefits of PD treatments and the consequences of untreated PD should be discussed with patients to support informed decision making.