Priority Updates to Research Literature (PURLs)

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Priority Updates from the Research Literature (PURLs) distill the literature to those few articles that are relevant, practice-changing, and able to be implemented immediately. They generate new evidence-based recommendations for practice for family physicians and other primary care clinicians. PURLs are published exclusively in the Journal of Family Practice.

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    Should you treat prediabetes? It's complicated
    (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2023-09) Holligan, Daniel; Radi, Roxanne; Lyon, Corey; University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network
    Should you treat prediabetes? It's complicated. While treatment with metformin or lifestyle modification reduces risk for T2D in patients with prediabetes, neither intervention ultimately offers a mortality benefit.
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    Is self-administered DMPA an answer to contraception access in the post-Roe era?
    (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2023-03) Nakaishi, Lindsay; Castelli, Gregory; University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network
    Is self-administered DMPA an answer to contraception access in the post-Roe era? Compared with provider-administered depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a prefilled formulation may offer patients improved access to effective contraception.
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    Is low-molecular-weight heparin superior to aspirin for VTE prophylaxis?
    (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2023-11) Rose, Matthew; Pang, Nilmini; Conway, Sara; University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network
    Is low-molecular-weight heparin superior to aspirin for VTE prophylaxis? Aspirin demonstrated a significantly higher rate of postoperative venous thromboembolic events compared with enoxaparin in this noninferiority study.
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    Is injectable PrEP superior to oral therapy for HIV protection?
    (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2023-07) Kriegel, David; Daniels, Anthony; University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network
    Is injectable PrEP superior to oral therapy for HIV protection? An RCT of HIV preexposure prophylaxis compared long- acting injectable cabotegravir with traditional daily oral tenofovir-emtricitabine with clear results.
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    Acute Achilles tendon rupture : skip the surgery?
    (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2023-06) Tassone, Patrick; Morris, Laura; University of Missouri-Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network
    Acute Achilles tendon rupture: Skip the surgery? Nonoperative management for acute Achilles tendon rupture results in patient-reported outcomes similar to surgery at 1 year—but higher rates of rerupture.
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