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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

For residents of Mesa and the surrounding East Valley communities, staying current with recommended preventive care can lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. Our board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners develop individualized prevention plans that address your specific health needs and concerns.

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5 Warning Signs Of Diabetes: When To Get Your Blood Sugar Checked

Center for Family Medicine

Knowing the warning signs of this chronic condition helps reduce the risk of long-term damage. As the body loses more fluids through increased urination, it triggers a dehydration response, making individuals affected feel constantly thirsty. However, knowing when to get blood sugar levels checked can be confusing.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

You take their age, their gender, you take their chronic conditions. And then again, individualizing it to the patient. Eric: Drew, both of our fourth step is individualizing it. And saying, that fourth step is really about individualizing and making it a safe switch. You take somebody’s has disability.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

We talk with Nick and Meg about: Why hearing loss is important not just in geriatrics but also for those caring for seriously ill individuals. Communication techniques we can use when talking to individuals with hearing loss. But individuals who have hearing loss, there’s several problems. How to screen for hearing loss.

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

GeriPal

Noelle Marie 01:24 I think it really speaks a lot to my own personal journey and I’m pretty sure a lot of trans and gender diverse individuals also resonate with and it really speaks about our transition, celebrating our authentic selves, how society views us and how we view ourselves when we stand in front of a mirror.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. But we’re not perfect individuals.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. Less common causes Certain chronic conditions can cause a persistent sore throat, though they usually come with other distinct symptoms.

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