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How to Manage Chronic Diseases for a Healthier Life: Expert Tips from Edge Family Medicine

Edge Family Medicine

We offer expert care and personalized treatment plans for the Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Montclair communities. Living with a chronic illness means developing a long-term strategy to manage symptoms, prevent complications, and improve your quality of life. Stay Informed Learn as much as you can about your condition.

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Q&A: Persistent Bowel Symptoms Impact QOL Following IPAA

Physician's Weekly

Barnes, MD, MPH: Although we seek to improve our understanding of pouchitis and other inflammatory conditions of the pouch, much of our research has focused on outcomes or medication-related studies rather than the patient experience. We clinicians should strive to improve care and base our treatment plans on each patient’s individual needs.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

But estimates in community dwelling older adults are around 15%. Nicole: Yeah, I think definitely delirium, but there are also a lot of medical conditions that can be specific to hospitalizations. Are medications part of that, too? So, a lot of medications, you can see the secondary effects of dysphagia causing those, as well.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to postpone medical appointments until something feels wrong. However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community.

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Episode 232: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 15 – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician + Community Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

During this episode, we gained insight from special guests Dr. Margot Kushel and Mr. Bobby Watts about what brought them into their fields, how their work reaches the most marginalized, and what can be done at the community and structural level to address homelessness. Know your community resources.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

James Martínez, family medicine physician at Community Health Partners, explains: “Preventive care represents one of the most powerful tools we have in medicine. Identifying health concerns before symptoms appear gives us tremendous advantages in treatment success and minimizing long-term complications.

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Is a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist right for me?

Vida Family Medicine

In reality, GLP-1 receptor agonists have been available for many years for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (Victoza, Trulicity, etc) and for weight loss (Saxenda), while tirzepatide is new in the last few years. I am acutely aware of the harmful effects of weight bias and stigma in medical care and society at large.