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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. In 2016, Google developed an eye-scanning technique for looking at retinal images and detecting diabetic retinopathy as well as a trained ophthalmologist. and specificity of 95.4%.

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Accessing Pediatric Endocrinology Online in Canada

Dr. Zaar

Finding timely and specialized medical care can be quite a challenge for families, especially when it comes to pediatric endocrinology. Ongoing Monitoring: When it comes to chronic conditions like diabetes or growth hormone deficiencies, regular check-ins are essential.

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Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

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"Why Everyone Is Talking About This Medical Clinic in Michigan!"

Plum Health

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care. Here’s why everyone is talking about it!

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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. But I think if I were under normal constraints of the healthcare system, I wouldn’t have that time. Do you worry about that? We actually have the majority. Well, I do it personally.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

And Bill Andereck is still haunted by the decision he made to have the police break down the door to rescue his patient who attempted suicide in the 1980s, as detailed in this essay in the Cambridge Quarterly of HealthCare Ethics. Her most recent book is Elderhood. He was a terrible diabetic. Louise, welcome back to GeriPal.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

Elizabeth Eckstrom is a geriatrician, professor of medicine at OHSU, and author of a new book, the Gift of Aging. That’s Oregon Health Sciences University, and whose new book is T he G ift of Aging. Eric 08:13 And Elizabeth, you just read a book. What was the title of the book again? AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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