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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods The study included individuals aged 75 to 90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least one antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017. 93% had hypertension, 46% had diabetes, and 39% had both diabetes and hypertension. The mean age was 81.2

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

September 12, 2018. Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-150-9-200905050-00006 African American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK): AASK Clinical Trial in the NIDDK Repository: [link] Lewis J, Agodoa L, Cheek D, et al. link] Tsai J.

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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 hypertension, and 12.1% A total of 1,842 participants reported physician-diagnosed CHD, and the mean DII score was 1.33. The cohort’s mean age was 49.8±18.1

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. Alex joined in 2018. This was 2018 in AGS Orlando, and they did a song about when to stop screening for cancer for colon cancer. Alex 05:15 Oh, really? And so we did this song.

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

PEMBlog

Pediatr Rev May 2018; 39 (5): 247–257. So respiratory complications include apnea, secondary bacterial pneumonia, and pulmonary hypertension. Healthcare providers play a vital role in diagnosing and managing it, preventing its spread, and educating patients and families about the benefits of vaccination.

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