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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The context: Immigrants, particularly those moving from lower to higher-income countries, often exhibit a heightened susceptibility to non-communicable diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D), which may manifest at an earlier age and present with different complications compared to the native population. 0.83, HR 0.70; 95% CI 0.65-0.76,

Complication

Complication Diabetes Individual Chronic Disease

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

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Once we do this and initiate glucocorticoid therapy and secure the diagnosis, now we start thinking about long-term management and how we can best serve these patients to maximize efficiency of these therapies and to minimize their toxicities. We don’t want to overtreat GCA, but again, under diagnosing it has life altering consequences.

Management

Management Diagnosis Patient-Centered Patients

Hypertension In Seniors: Can Exercise & Diet Save Your Heart?

Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 6, 2025

This health condition has no apparent symptoms, so doctors must conduct blood pressure readings to diagnose patients. A blood pressure reading is done with a special cuff that measures the systolic and diastolic numbers in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Detecting high blood pressure Hypertension is not an easily recognizable disease.

Hypertension

Hypertension Chronic Disease Physicals Patient-Centered

Arteriovenous Fistula: What It Is and How It Is Treated in Vascular Surgery

Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If left untreated, serious AVFs can lead to other health complications including heart failure, internal bleeding, blood clots, or claudication. Diagnosis and Treatment of AVFs AVFs are diagnosed by a healthcare provider. They can determine if you need specialized care from the experiences team at Vascular Institute of the Rockies.

IT

IT Healthcare Appointment Diagnose

What are the Consequences of Venous Disease?

Vascular Physician

MARCH 6, 2023

They are essentially hollow tubes with thin walls and special flaps inside them called valves. The most common complication from venous disease is a lower quality of life due to symptoms. The trusted team at the Vascular Institute of the Rockies can help diagnose, treat, and prevent venous diseases and their consequences.

Transportation

Transportation Diagnose Appointment Management

10 Signs You’re Gluten Intolerant

AMMD

MARCH 10, 2025

It’s estimated that 99% of the people who have either gluten intolerance or celiac disease are never diagnosed. 1) If left unchecked, serious issues like malnutrition, digestive problems, and long-term health complications are the next step. You could have a sensitivity to it that isn’t as obvious and is more difficult to diagnose.

IT

IT Diagnose Individual Management

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

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months. It can’t be diagnosed and adios.

Screening

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT

Is it an Urinary Tract Infection or Something Else?

Dr. Michael Bazel

AUGUST 8, 2024

Knowing the difference can help you seek the right treatment and avoid unnecessary complications. Specialized Testing for STIs or IC: If an infection is not found, further tests may be necessary to diagnose underlying conditions like STIs or interstitial cystitis. However, not all urinary symptoms indicate a UTI. What is a UTI?

IT

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Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

There are a lot of old myths out there about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTI’s in older adults. We’ve invited some very special guests to talk about the lower urinary tract – Christine Kistler and Scott Bauer. . 50 to 70% of people who are diagnosed with UTIs probably don’t have a UTI. Is that right?

Management

Management IT Medical Patient-Centered

Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It's the first point of contact for all your medical needs, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions. Patients who have a trusted primary care doctor are more likely to follow medical advice, manage their chronic conditions effectively, and ultimately enjoy better health outcomes. What is in a clinic?

Clinic

Clinic Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Chronic Condition

How Often Should You Get Cholesterol Screening? Understanding Your Risk Factors

Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

No special preparation is needed beforehand unless your healthcare provider instructs you to fast for 9 to 12 hours. An optimal LDL is under 100 mg/dL, with under 70 mg/dL optimal for those already diagnosed with heart disease. What Does the Screening Entail? LDL cholesterol predicts risk more than any other variable.

Screening

Screening Healthcare Family Medicine DO

Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Areej El-Jawahri, who is an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as well, who specializes in blood cancers. But at that time I was struck by how in that field, there wasn’t a focus or really interest in symptom management and support for patients and their families.

Illness

Illness Hospital Patient-Centered Patients

Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Alex 00:20 Today we’re delighted and honored to welcome Eduardo Bruera, who is one of the biggest symptom management gurus, if not the biggest symptom management guru in palliative medicine. We have an epidemic of BMI and therefore never use the way the patient looks like to diagnose cachexia. Who do we have with us today?

Illness

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT

Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Eric: Alex, we have a super special today. We’ve got a hospice super special. Alex: We have a hospice super special day. Eric: We have a smorgasbord, if you will, of papers that got published recently around hospice, and that’s why we’re calling it a hospice super special. -@AlexSmithMD. Transcript.

Families

Families Family IT Patients

HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

One in 10 people with newly diagnosed HIV is an older adult. And over that first 15 years, which was a very difficult time when there was no treatment at all available, everybody died and usually within months or a year or two of when they were diagnosed. And I also read that 1 out of 10 newly diagnosed HIV cases are in older adults.

Primary Care

Primary Care IT Clinic Provider

Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Eric 00:13 And Alex, we have a super special today, three different articles. Alex 00:18 Prognosis, super special today. Eric 25:08 Super special. I don’t know how our patients manage that. Alex 00:05 To claim credit, p lease go to the C ME tab on GeriPal.org. Eric 00:09 Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

Families

Families Family Patient-Centered Patients

Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

On today’s podcast Areej El-Jawahri, oncologist specializing in blood cancers at MGH, says that sexual health is one of the top if not the top issue among cancer survivors. Alex 00:06 We are delighted to welcome back Areej El-Jawahri, who’s an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital who specializes in blood cancers.

Illness

Illness IT Physicals Patients

Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

But most people with dementia are initially diagnosed and medically managed in primary care, and they really desire clinicians to initiate these conversations but there are a number of really important barriers for these conversations taking place. The intervention itself is very straightforward. Before the primary care visit.

Primary Care

Primary Care IT Clinic Illness

Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The pneumonia could get treated, but I think geriatricians, actually, were well aware of iatrogenic complications of care and quality gaps, even well before the IOM reports of the late 1990s and the like. You can broaden the scope of diagnoses. By the year 2000, everyone will be in a Medicare managed care plan.”

Hospital

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

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

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Hypertension In Seniors: Can Exercise & Diet Save Your Heart?

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Is it an Urinary Tract Infection or Something Else?

Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

How Often Should You Get Cholesterol Screening? Understanding Your Risk Factors

Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera

Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

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