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Churning out of insurance among patients with diabetes served in US Community Health Centers [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. 46,844 patients were diagnosed with diabetes during study period.

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Remote Monitoring for Blood Sugar Control in the USA

Dr. Zaar

Introduction: Those with diabetes must make sure their blood sugar levels are under control. Remote monitoring gives you the chance to take control of your diabetes in a safe and hassle-free way, even if you’ve just been diagnosed or have had diabetes for years. What Is Remote Blood Sugar Monitoring?

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Why Identifying and Managing Giant Cell Arteritis as an Emergency Is Crucial

Physician's Weekly

And that said, the diagnostic yield doesn’t vanish after a steroid initiation, so you can still get a temporal art biopsy, and that can be positive up to two weeks following steroid therapy and ultrasound To diagnose a patient can be positive for up to three to five days after therapy. So really diagnosis matters a lot.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Most insurance plans cover preventive care visits at 100% with no copay or deductible, recognizing the substantial value these appointments provide in preventing more serious and costly health issues. The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing.

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The association of medical and vaccination history with the development of long COVID [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: One of the major complications of the COVID pandemic is the development of long COVID, defined as COVID symptoms persisting for more than 3 months. Population Studied: Adults age 18 or greater who answered questions regarding whether they had ever been diagnosed with COVID-19 or had tested COVID positive. Dataset: 2022 NHIS.

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What Is The Best Example Of Preventive Care?

Mesa Family Physician

Tertiary Prevention: Managing Existing Conditions Tertiary preventive care focuses on managing existing chronic diseases to prevent complications, improve quality of life, and reduce the negative impact of disease. These measures are taken after a disease has been diagnosed.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

I’m really into fasting but fasting is contraindicated if you’re diabetic and a number of other conditions I saw on the slide (in an earlier talk). I felt like a lot of doctors feel—they feel like they’re locked into criminal rings committing insurance fraud just to stay afloat. You get your own insurance checks.

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