Health Needs Assessment of Unhoused Youth in Charleston, South Carolina.

Background: Over 35 000 youth experience homelessness on any given night in the United States (US). Unhoused youth experience unique physical and mental health challenges and face barriers in every social determinant of health (SDoH), which may be amplified in the LGBTQ+ population.

Objective: The objective of this study was to define characteristics of the unhoused youth population and their utilization of healthcare to inform programs to meet their needs.

A Novel Case-Based Learning Activity With a Focus on Food Insecurity.

Objective: Food insecurity is a social determinant of health (SDOH) affecting 1 in 10 households per year in the United States and has major impacts on the course of chronic health conditions. It is beneficial to introduce screening and appropriate treatment plans to medical students. This study utilized a novel case-based learning exercise (CBLE) to assess confidence, attitudes and improvements in knowledge on recognizing and addressing food insecurity.

Perception and Counseling for Cardiac Health in Breast Cancer Survivors.

Context: Breast cancer survivors have increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared to those without cancer history. CVD is the leading cause of death for breast cancer survivors. Objective: To assess current CVD risk counseling practices and risk perception in breast cancer survivors.

Social, Individual, and Environmental Characteristics of Family Medicine Resident Burnout: A CERA Study.

Background And Objectives: Burnout impacts medical students, residents, and practicing physicians. Existing research oversimplifies characteristics associated with burnout. Our study examined relationships between burnout, depressive symptoms, and evidence-based risk factors.

Impact of Community Health Workers on Access to Care for Rural Populations in the United States: A Systematic Review.

Community Health Worker (CHW) interventions have shown potential to reduce inequities for underserved populations. However, there is a lack of support for CHW integration in the delivery of health care. This may be of particular importance in rural areas in the Unites States where access to care remains problematic.

Quality of YouTube Videos on Prostate Cancer Screening for Black Men.

Background: Black men are disproportionately impacted by prostate cancer. Guidelines agree that Black men should make informed decisions about whether to engage in prostate cancer screening. YouTube is widely used among Black men and impacts understanding of health conditions.

A Telehealth Initiative to Overcome Health Care Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness.

People experiencing homelessness (PEH) encounter barriers to health care, increasing their vulnerability to illness, hospitalization, and death. Telehealth can improve access to health care, but its use in PEH has been insufficiently evaluated. Needs assessment surveys completed by clients at an urban drop-in center for PEH ( = 63) showed mental (58.

Cardiovascular Screening and Lipid Management in Breast Cancer Survivors.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among breast cancer (BC) survivors. BC survivors are at increased risk of CVD due to a higher prevalence of risk factors. Current data are limited on the cardiovascular screening practices and lipid management in this population in primary care settings.

Cancer survivorship training in family medicine residency programs.

Purpose: The objective of the study was to examine current family medicine residency education in cancer survivorship and barriers to cancer survivorship education in the residency curriculum.

Methods: Family medicine residency program directors (n = 628) were surveyed electronically between September 2019 and November 2019 through the Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA) annual program directory survey. Respondents (n = 250) answered questions regarding eventual cancer survivorship curriculum in their residency program, including interest and barriers to implementation.

Facilitators and barriers to utilization of medications for opioid use disorder in primary care in South Carolina.

Objective: Utilization of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) has not been widely adopted by primary care providers. This study sought to identify interprofessional barriers and facilitators for use of MOUD (specifically naltrexone and buprenorphine) among current and future primary care providers in a southeastern academic center in South Carolina.

Method: Faculty, residents, and students within family medicine, internal medicine, and a physician assistant program participated in focus group interviews, and completed a brief survey.

A cross-sectional study of United States family medicine residency programme director burnout: implications for mitigation efforts and future research.

Background: Academic physician burnout is concerning. Too little is known about factors associated with residency programme director burnout. Continued uncertainty risks adverse outcomes including graduate medical education leadership turnover and negative impact on recruiting and retaining under-represented minority residency programme directors.

Medical Student Attitudes on Nutrition Counseling After Implementation of a Novel Curricular Activity.

The aim of this research was to determine the changes in medical student attitudes toward nutrition counseling after implementation of a novel curricular activity during a required third-year clerkship. All third-year medical students completing their required family medicine clerkship were invited to participate in a voluntary survey composed of the Nutrition in Patient Care Survey (NIPS) and demographics before their required curricular clerkship activity consisting of two separate case-based modules focused on nutritional aspects of patient care. Students and faculty facilitators met via web platform at an assigned time to review and discuss questions.

Oxytocin Reduces Cocaine Cued Fos Activation in a Regionally Specific Manner.

Background: Oxytocin may be a possible treatment for multiple neuropsychiatric disorders, including cocaine addiction. Little is known about the site-specific effects of oxytocin on various drug addiction-related brain regions. Furthermore, sexually dimorphic effects of oxytocin on neural function in the addiction circuit have not been established.

Antagonism of mGlu2/3 receptors in the nucleus accumbens prevents oxytocin from reducing cued methamphetamine seeking in male and female rats.

Methamphetamine (meth) addiction is a prevalent health concern worldwide, yet remains without approved pharmacological treatments. Preclinical evidence suggests that oxytocin may decrease relapse, but the neuronal underpinnings driving this effect remain unknown. Here we investigate whether oxytocin's effect is dependent on presynaptic glutamatergic regulation in the nucleus accumbens core (NAcore) by blocking metabotropic glutamate receptors 2/3 (mGluR2/3).

Extended cocaine-seeking produces a shift from goal-directed to habitual responding in rats.

Cocaine addiction is often characterized by a rigid pattern of behavior in which cocaine users continue seeking and taking drug despite negative consequences associated with its use. As such, full acquisition and relapse of drug-seeking behavior may be attributed to a shift away from goal-directed responding and a shift towards the maladaptive formation of rigid and habit-like responses. This rigid nature of habitual responding can be developed with extended training and is typically characterized by insensitivity to changes in outcome value.