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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Results: The study sample encompassed 78,637 individuals newly diagnosed with T2D during the specified period, with 4,568 of them being Ethiopian-born.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

Keywords often searched include: Internal medicine meaning Define internal medicine Internal medicine definition What does internal medicine cover In essence, internal medicine is the backbone of adult healthcare, especially for individuals seeking comprehensive, long-term health management. Internist : Specializes in adult medicine.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

What should we use to screen individuals? What I know is required, and I think this may be a national requirement for the D SNP beneficiaries, for people in those programs, those people who are a D SNP enrollee, dual special needs plans, which are Medicare, Medicaid. Who should get it if anyone? What happens after they test positive?

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Preventive Care To Maintain Your Overall Health

Mesa Family Physician

Why Preventive Health Maintenance Matters The importance of public health and individual wellness cannot be overstated. Many chronic diseases—such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers—can be better managed or even prevented through routine checkups, lifestyle changes, and early detection strategies.

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

Plum Health

From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care. Whether you need a routine physical, vaccination, or management of a chronic illness, this clinic has you covered with a focus on holistic and individualized care.

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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. Because I think we have someone special, a guest host.

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

Management of chronic pain in the elderly: focus on transdermal buprenorphine. We got some really special guests with us. If somebody’s dealing with a chronic pain and multiple chronic diseases, they have an opioid use disorder and we get referred that patient to a palliative care clinic is that in our Bailey wick?

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