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Men’s Health Checklist: Essential Screenings to Prevent Serious Illness

Dr. Michael Bazel

For too many men, however, routine checkups and health screenings tend to fall by the wayside — often until symptoms become unavoidable. Why Preventive Care for Men Matters Preventive care isn’t just about treating illness when it arises; it’s about staying one step ahead of it.

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Preventive Care To Maintain Your Overall Health

Mesa Family Physician

It’s more than just visiting your doctor when something feels off—it’s about catching potential problems early, staying on top of health screenings, and setting goals that keep you feeling your best. Preventive care refers to medical services that focus on early detection, routine screenings, and health counseling.

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Your First Line of Defense Against Illness

Mesa Family Physician

Preventive Care: Your First Line of Defense Against Illness When it comes to your health, waiting until something goes wrong isn’t the best approach. Instead, adopting a preventive mindset can help reduce your risk of illness, improve long-term outcomes, and even limit the need for more serious interventions. Are they the same?

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The Most Common Respiratory Diseases Affecting Men’s Health

Dr. Michael Bazel

Men are more likely than women to smoke, work in hazardous environments, and avoid medical checkups, factors that increase their risk for lung conditions. Regular lung screenings for those at high risk (smokers or ex-smokers over 50). Rest and stay hydrated when recovering from respiratory illnesses.

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What Is the Importance of Preventative Medical Care?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Updated Medical History When you have regular checkups with a primary doctor, your medical history will stay more up-to-date. This means that if medical events or illnesses have surfaced in your immediate family since your last checkup, your doctor can calculate this information into your risk factors for other conditions.

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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

Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. Emmy: That, to me, is the ideal checkup-type situation. Or somebody who has other physical cognitive problems at any age. Is there a screening tool that we can use, or just questions that you ask older adults around driving safety? ” Eric: Oh.

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