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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider. These visits may focus on preventive care, managing chronic conditions, addressing new concerns, or simply creating a baseline of your current health status.

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Diabetes management (DM) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be hindered by non-medical, health-related social needs. family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area.

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Varicocele: Understanding Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options

Vascular Physician

Varicocele: Understanding Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options Varicocele is a condition that occurs when the veins within the loose pouch of skin that contain the testicles become swollen or enlarged. Patients can resume normal activities after about a week and should be fully recovered after six weeks.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images.

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Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses 

Myriad Genetics

Which one of those 17 doctors ultimately was able to pull together the pieces of Alex’s health picture and suggest a diagnosis?  Knowing your diagnosis and any genetic variation related to your medical condition can help you participate in research, connect with others in similar situations and know what therapies are safe to take.

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Renal Artery Stenosis: Is It Common & Life Threatening?

Vascular Physician

Here is what you should know about RAS before scheduling your next appointment with the trusted team at the Vascular Institute of the Rockies. Conact us today to schedule your appointment and take the first step in living a longer, healthier life. How Common is RAS? RAS affects over 200,000 people in the United States every year.

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Key Benefits of Regularly Seeing Your Primary Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Expert Advice When you visit your primary doctor , receiving a diagnosis isn't the only service they can provide you. They can also provide you with expert advice on how to manage and protect your health. These are just a few reasons why it's vital to keep up with primary doctor appointments.