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

Edge Family Medicine

Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. Common chronic diseases include diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, and gastrointestinal issues.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Eric 00:04 And Alex, we ve got another deprescribing super special with us today. This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:03 This is Alex Smith.

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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

It’s just another example of, I think, that there’s a little extra special sauce there in the Beeson program. A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. And because we can’t resist, we dip into aducanumab and lecanemab at the end. This is Eric Widera. Kristine: Can I say age?

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

Medical Xpress

What is known is that special cells in the eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) detect blue light and send signals to the SCN to reset the clock. But what we observed was much more complicated." Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

So I make the point, they often say, “Oh, you have this special population,” like pediatrics, where it’s 10% or something. We brought up your JAGS article, which we’ll link to our show notes about some of the geriatric needs, falls. Do you worry about that? We actually have the majority. I didn’t write it.

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Group ACP and Equity: Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, LJ Van Scoy

GeriPal

Complicated grief? I’m not sure if you read that article and whether or not it’s changed your mind or whether or not you want to do any more research in advance care planning. And as you know, it’s a great article. Did the caregiver feel heard and understood? Did they have PTSD? Depression? Your thoughts?