Edge Family Medicine

JANUARY 9, 2025

Unlike traditional medicine that often focuses on medications, lifestyle medicine emphasizes preventive and curative strategies tailored to the individual. Physical Activity: Regular movement—whether through walking, yoga, or strength training—boosts energy, improves mood, and helps manage chronic conditions.

Chronic Disease 130

Chronic Disease Family Medicine DO Chronic Condition 130

Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In this article, I want to give you a clearer understanding of what concierge medicine is, why it’s gaining popularity, and how it might be a good fit for you. In a traditional healthcare setup, doctors are often overwhelmed with large patient rosters, leaving them with limited time for each individual. What is Concierge Medicine? "A

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Appointment Chronic Condition Patient-Centered 52

GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

We talk with Nick and Meg about: Why hearing loss is important not just in geriatrics but also for those caring for seriously ill individuals. Communication techniques we can use when talking to individuals with hearing loss. But individuals who have hearing loss, there’s several problems. How to screen for hearing loss.

IT 102

IT Screening Hospital Clinic 102

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

The article we discuss today, also published in JAMA , addresses these two gaps. I’d be operating at the top of what I’m capable of doing, to provide really tailored and individualized care for my patients and their care partners, where they are. Lyndsay: That’s a great question. We’re doing a number of work.

Patient-Centered 122

Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 122

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. But we’re not perfect individuals.

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I started going to the literature and I noticed that communities of color, those with the Hispanic background, Black individuals were disproportionately impacted by dementia, and I couldn’t believe it. I think, again, it’s the person’s individual, their preference. Alex: Yeah, I like that approach too.

Community 128

Community Families Family IT 128

GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

Today we largely focus on reasons for caution, including: We know almost nothing about psychedelics in older adults – only about 1% of patients in published trials were older adults, much less older adults with multiple chronic conditions, multiple medications, and frailty. Theora: Bryan shared that article with me.

Patient-Centered 91

Patient-Centered Community IT Medical 91