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  1. Mammograms once every other year now recommended starting at 40 instead of 50!

    New (draft) #BreastCancer screening guidelines c/o #USPSTF:

    uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-adults

    #PrevMed #WomensHealth

  2. In case you needed more proof that the SOCIAL construct of race impacts health more than biology (pertaining to race)...

    My colleagues at the #UniversityOfMinnesota (including Dr. Andrea Westby)
    and colleagues just dunked it via Am J #PrevMed.

    And by the way, our belief structures as clinicians are a big part of it. #SystemicRacism #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #HealthEquity

    ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3