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Your First Line of Defense Against Illness

Mesa Family Physician

Preventive care is often referred to as the first line of defense in healthcare—and for good reason. Think vaccinations, annual checkups, screenings for blood pressure or cholesterol, and lifestyle counseling. Preventive care includes medical services and healthy habits designed to stop diseases before they start.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Who do you think we should be screening and how should we be screening them for these symptoms? Well, so I guess it depends on what you say screening. That screening influences kind of further treatment, actually, probably more importantly, patient outcomes.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. Emmy: That, to me, is the ideal checkup-type situation. Certainly my bias is that healthcare professionals really do have a role in this discussion.

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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. Comprehensive Primary Care for Michigan Communities What sets this clinic apart is its comprehensive approach to primary care. Here’s why everyone is talking about it! What Makes This Medical Clinic Different?

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