GeriPal
MAY 26, 2022
They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. It’s shaming on vaccinated people.
Family Medicine Initiative
APRIL 10, 2024
A recent study of almost 3 million US patients showed that those who visited primary care were much more likely to receive preventive services : 127% more vaccinations, 122% more colonoscopies, and 75% more mammograms. GPs improve chronic disease management, which prevents complications. of healthcare costs in the EU 2018.
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Mesa Family Physician
MARCH 6, 2025
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. From childhood vaccinations to adult boosters and seasonal flu shots, immunizations prevent millions of illnesses annually.
PEMBlog
DECEMBER 4, 2024
In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , we explore pertussis, also known as whooping cough – a disease that remains a public health challenge despite widespread vaccination efforts. Coverage with Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2023–24 School Year.
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. Go back in your mind, November of 2020, COVID is at its peak, we don’t have vaccines quite yet. And it went on for a while.
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