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How to Manage Chronic Diseases for a Healthier Life: Expert Tips from Edge Family Medicine

Edge Family Medicine

Common chronic diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and gastrointestinal issues. Living with a chronic illness means developing a long-term strategy to manage symptoms, prevent complications, and improve your quality of life. Stay Informed Learn as much as you can about your condition.

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Navigating the Quademic: Clinical Differentiation of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and Norovirus in Pediatric Emergency Care

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This article delineates the salient clinical features, associated complications, cost considerations, and risk profiles for each virus, thereby providing a framework for informed clinical decision-making. Common Complications : Otitis media : Diagnosis is supported by the presence of a bulging tympanic membrane with purulent effusion.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

But what we observed was much more complicated." The traditional model is simple: SCN neurons were believed to act like runners in a relay race, passing the light signal along in a linear chain. Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

Edwards edited by Gaby Clark , reviewed by Andrew Zinin Gaby Clark scientific editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Andrew Zinin lead editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors notes This article has been reviewed according to Science Xs editorial process and policies.

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How to choose between Pediatrics and Internal Medicine for post-graduation?

Tiny Physician

This article is for those who are perplexed between IM or Pediatrics and want to know more about the subject in detail and the possible circumstances that they will have to face during residency. Emergencies Image taken from American Academy of Pediatrics The pediatric and adult emergency scenarios are totally different.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. We included people with bronchial asthma and many people with paralysis, paraplegia. And I’ll share that my own relationship with my father, who was a doctor, was a complicated one.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

In Europe, countries with stronger primary care had less unnecessary hospitalizations, especially concerning Asthma, COPD, and diabetes. GPs improve chronic disease management, which prevents complications. If so, please share this article! 2 This is a remarkable statistic, especially as GP visits are relatively inexpensive.