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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Six years ago, I wrote the essay below about an article I read in the New England Journal of Medicine. This week’s Journal has a very profound article about why healthcare has not evolved through its technology the way other sectors of society have. We meet people where they are and in many different ways.

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Signs and Symptoms of High and Low Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

This article explores common signs and symptoms, risk factors associated with blood pressure abnormalities, and when medical attention may be warranted. Recognizing subtle symptoms of high blood pressure or hypertension early is paramount for mitigating associated health risks before complications develop.

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Michigan's Best Primary Care: Here’s Why It's a Game Changer for Your Health!

Plum Health

In this article, we’ll explore what makes primary care essential, how it differs from other types of care, and what you should look for when choosing the best primary care provider in Michigan. It’s where you turn for regular check-ups, advice on staying healthy, and help with managing any chronic illnesses like diabetes or hypertension.

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Multifactorial Drivers of Cognitive Decline in Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

Screening was done using predefined criteria, and 2 researchers independently extracted the data. Lower education levels were linked to higher risk (OR = 0.82, P = 0.0001), along with smoking (OR = 1.44, P = 0.003), hypertension (OR = 2.25, P < 0.001), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) (OR = 2.61, P < 0.001).

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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

GeriPal

We discuss our favorite articles, parody songs, and memories from AGS meetings past, with a little preview of a song for this years meeting. We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. Nancy 04:51 Yeah.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. We got a couple of articles to discuss and a lot of different components of this. Eric: Which brings us to an article. We’re going to be covering it in both cancer and in aging.

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Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

GeriPal

First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. So I actually got started in cancer screening also, thanks to some mutual colleagues.