J Am Board Fam Med
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Editorial Review
Research on the Issues Family Physicians Face Today: Controlled Substances, COVID-19, Hypertension, and "Slow Medicine," Among Many More Topics.
This issue of the JABFM features research on a broad array of clinical topics. The topics of 5 articles involve controlled substances, including a sobering article on the risks of amphetamines in older adults. An excellent quick reference guide for managing common COVID-19 symptoms is presented. ⋯ A review of the existing literature on "slow medicine" comes to important conclusions. Some health systems are partnering with local resources to practically address such social determinants as food insecurity. Not surprisingly, family physicians are filling gaps in emergency care around the country.
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Editorial
Practical Clinical Topics, Digging Deeper into COVID-19, Social Determinants of Health, and Equity.
As a discipline, we continue to learn lessons from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-lessons for practice, systems, and patient care. This issue also includes articles focused on 2 other topics that attract increasing attention by family physicians. ⋯ Second, we see increasing evidence about opioid prescriptions in primary care. Multiple clinical articles are pertinent to family medicine, such as different implications of an elevated sedimentation rate compared with C-reactive protein, practice facilitation, adolescent vaccination, family physician accuracy with potentially malignant skin lesions, and more.
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Editorial
Family Medicine Research on Health Equity, Addiction, and Eating Breakfast-Just for Starters.
As usual, this issue of the journal delivers reports on a broad range of topics that can inform clinical practice. Several articles address equity, or the lack thereof, in health care. This includes research on the social determinants of health and how family medicine can contribute to redressing inequity. ⋯ Several articles discuss ongoing changes or changes to family medicine on the horizon. Readers will find some well-written clinical reviews and an in-depth review of international practice-based research networks. Lastly, 2 great reads will remind readers how it feels to practice family medicine.
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This issue provides inspiring reports of family medicine during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the provision of just-in-time COVID-19 information for clinicians. Conversely, burnout - yes or no? The issue includes information that suggests the negative effects of social determinants are related to America's system of paying for medical care. ⋯ Geyman, who started the Journal of Family Practice and was the first editor of this journal. And, as usual, there is more!