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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 24-Mar-2026 01:15 ET (24-Mar-2026 05:15 GMT/UTC)

Chaplain support at primary care buprenorphine clinic addresses mental health needs of patients

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Medication treatment with buprenorphine is widely used for opioid use disorder. Yet many people early in recovery experience emotional distress, social isolation, and difficulty finding meaning or rebuilding relationships. This report describes a team-based buprenorphine clinic within an academic family medicine residency practice that incorporated a clinically trained chaplain into patient care.

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Family medicine practice redesigns patient dismissal process

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Clinicians at an academic family medicine practice in upstate New York serving more than 25,000 patients revised their patient dismissal process after a review found that all immediate dismissals during a six-month period involved Black patients, who represent about 36% of the practice population. The clinic replaced the expedited dismissal approach with a structured review process led by an interdisciplinary Practice Concerns Review Committee.

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Integrating social risk alerts into primary care workflows may improve blood pressure control

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Screening for social risks has expanded in recent years. However, less is known about how integrating social risk information into clinical workflows influences patient outcomes. The study was conducted in the OCHIN network, a national consultancy for community health care organizations. Six clinics imple

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Isolation and financial hardship linked with lower odds of receiving preventive health care in the U.S.

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a national telephone survey, to better understand how social isolation and physical isolation intersect with material deprivation, including financial strain and inadequate health care access. The study examined six preventive services: COVID-19, flu and pneumococcal vaccination, and breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings.

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Beyond green tech: the real reason digital economies drive down carbon emissions

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nations around the globe are grappling with a massive dual challenge: maintaining economic momentum while drastically slashing carbon outputs. Many policymakers have placed their bets on the digital economy as a modern solution for climate change. However, the exact mechanics of how data and connectivity actually clean up our air have remained somewhat murky. Now, a comprehensive evaluation of 259 Chinese cities cuts through the noise, mapping exactly how digital transformation drives environmental progress.

Journal: Carbon Research

The high cost of cold feet: why backtracking on green energy hurts economies more than progress helps

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

It is well known that pollution damages ecosystems, but putting a precise price tag on that damage, and figuring out how government budgets can effectively lower it,is a complex puzzle. Rather than simply tallying up carbon emissions, a fresh economic analysis looks directly at the actual financial burden of pollution across six Mediterranean nations. The conclusion? Policy synchronization is the ultimate money-saver, and political hesitation is incredibly expensive.

Journal: Carbon Research

Social media and monetization in the Ukraine-Russia war

University of Chicago Press Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The internet has become a battleground, writes the author of a new article in the Journal of Anthropological Research, and particularly so in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has been called the first “TikTok war.” In “Social Media Warfare: Monetization and Materiality in the Ukrainian Armed Forces Since February 24, 2022,” Marcello Fantoni uses ethnographic interviews with former and current members of the Ukrainian military to analyze the role of social media in the conflict, and how social media helps create a “feedback loop” in which combat operations funded by donations incur the need for even more financial support.

Journal: Journal of Anthropological Research

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