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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

During these regular appointments, doctors conduct various tests and screenings to catch issues early. Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. So, make that appointment, build that connection, and take charge of your health.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals.

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Comics and Humor in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nathan Gray

GeriPal

And a doc over in Spain named Monica Lalanda, who is an ER doc and also a cartoonist, reached out to me and said you don’t have to do this anonymously. ” And I thankfully haven’t had anybody decline an appointment or something that I knew of because I did this. Did they ask for a consult?” Not that one.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

You know, we found that 64% of the people we cared for never went to the hospital or ER. And so the attitude isn’t like, you know, oh, like they missed an appointment, like, okay, like this is so annoying. The peach program and our mobile palliative care program for people experiencing structural vulnerabilities.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

Alex: Yeah, we talk a lot about de-skilling in geriatrics and palliative care, because so much of what we do is a consultant role. I think a lot of back office function, predicting ER loads and OR loads to do better scheduling of staff. And then, this little mini consultant. That makes sense. Give one to the patients.

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