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Preventive Care To Maintain Your Overall Health

Mesa Family Physician

It’s more than just visiting your doctor when something feels off—it’s about catching potential problems early, staying on top of health screenings, and setting goals that keep you feeling your best. Preventive care refers to medical services that focus on early detection, routine screenings, and health counseling.

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10 Things To Do To Keep Your Heart Happy

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

Cholesterol, sugars, kidney, liver and electrolytes are typically screened during annual wellness visits. It is important to always schedule the next follow up appointment to prevent refill delays. If you still have problems falling asleep, consider setting up an appointment with your doctor.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). Were those people self referring, or family members calling you asking? Eric: Yeah.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. And there are no default pathways of family or friends to rely on and no known people who could potentially represent this person from within their inner circle.

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August Back to School Month

Family Physicians of Greeley

As the summer winds down and we get ready to go back to school, it is important to remember to schedule your child’s back-to-school wellness visit. In fact, Drs J Matthew and Cara Brown are board certified in adolescent medicine as well as family medicine and look forward to providing comprehensive care for your teens.

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The Benefits of Preventive Care

Vida Family Medicine

Your doctor will likely review any vaccines you may be due for at your next wellness visit. Screening for chronic disease : Although it is not always obvious when you see your doctor for an annual wellness exam, "check-up," or "physical," they are actually screening you for many types of illnesses and chronic diseases!