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Combinations of Conditions Constituting Complex Multimorbidity Among Midlife and Older Adults with Diabetes in the Health and [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with diabetes often present with co-occurring chronic conditions (CC), or multimorbidity. Objective: We aimed to describe C-MM in midlife and older adults with self-reported diabetes and identify the combinations of conditions constituting C-MM. reported having diabetes. When examining C-MM, 61.6%

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Their research showed promising results for lab rats, and they plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of 2017 and gather preliminary results during 2018. How far can you see and hear? When it comes to vision, it’s around 50 miles, talking about hearing, it’s only 1-2 miles at best! What about the smell of the flowers?

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. Goldilocks zone). Welcome back, Alex.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said. But experts say the changes may not go far enough. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65. A headband was tied around her white hair.

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Higher Dietary Inflammatory Index Tied to Elevated CHD Risk

Physician's Weekly

Independent Association The study involved analysis of data from 43,842 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES, 1999-2018). had diabetes. The researchers extracted 24-hour dietary recalls to calculate DII scores and administered standardized questionnaires to identify CHD. The cohort’s mean age was 49.8±18.1

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The comprehensive geriatric assessment is one of the cornerstones of geriatrics. But does the geriatric assessment do anything? Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? We talk about: What is a practical geriatric assessment and how can busy oncologists actually do one? Thank you.