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Helping Patients Preserve Muscle Mass During Weight Loss

Physician's Weekly

The findings were presented in an abstract at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions. However, the concurrent loss of muscle mass—even in the context of favorable fat loss—can cause health complications, particularly in older adults.

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What does claudication feel like and what are the most common causes?

Vascular Physician

These include: • Family history of PAD and claudication • Being over the age of 50 and smoking or having diabetes • Chronic kidney disease • High cholesterol • High blood pressure • Diabetes • Obesity • Smoking What Are the Treatment Options?

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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

I just thought there was so much we could learn and offer from every sense, from the clinical point of view, from the family point of view, from prevention, from treatment, epidemiology, et cetera. A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. One might argue they still are. I like to tease.

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

Mesa Family Physician

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

So my family is from Maui and were impacted by the wildfires, so I really appreciate this. Alex: How is your family doing? My family’s also from Maui. And her dad’s family, the Makekaus family, which is based in Lahaina, and we actually visited their grave sites there, when we were there a few years ago.

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On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg

GeriPal

And again, that can create a food desert, which can create health issues for patients and their families, so that’s an example of structural racism, but again, it’s baked into laws. Eric: And it’s even more complicated, right? We just haven’t looked at it. Eric: I’ve got a question for you, Ramona.

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Group ACP and Equity: Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, LJ Van Scoy

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Our guests today present an important rejoinder to the argument that we should refocus away from advance care planning (ACP). Complicated grief? And that family was not necessarily a trusted network. Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, and LJ Van Scoy argue that diverse communities are asking for ACP.