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Why I don’t do “weight loss” as a primary care physician

Vida Family Medicine

Why Weight Loss Should Not Be The Focus In my practice, I emphasize improving your overall health through sustainable lifestyle changes and, when necessary, medication. This can be disheartening, leading to a cycle of stricter diets, increased frustration, and worse physical and mental health.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Many patients find that health questions arise between appointments but get forgotten during the actual visit. Review your family health history, particularly any new diagnoses among blood relatives since your last appointment. Regular preventive visits during this period help identify and address emerging health risks.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

What does that mean for dealing with chronic conditions and syndromes of aging, their health, does it have an impact? But there have been some studies showing higher rates of chronic conditions. Jace 29:36 We see higher rates of mental health challenges that I think are due to overcoming adversity.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. To Susan’s point. Older people don’t live in the Offices for the Aging. They touch every single system. I won’t even get into problem gambling.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

With your journey, with your dad’s journey- Diane: They could have diagnosed him earlier. They could have diagnosed him earlier. So I remember talking with David Reuben and others and say, all right, we need to be a doctor and diagnose exactly the question you ask, Eric. So that’s I think diagnoses.

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What Is The Best Example Of Preventive Care?

Mesa Family Physician

These measures are taken after a disease has been diagnosed. While all preventive care measures are valuable, certain interventions stand out for their significant impact on public health, cost-effectiveness, and ability to prevent serious conditions.