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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Deliver the program via an interdisciplinary healthcare team. Interventions should also take into account a patient’s motivation and preferences, any comorbidities they have, and their current diet and physical activity levels. How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access?

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. The goal is to find the best mix with minimal side effects.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. The goal is to find the best mix with minimal side effects.

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What to know about High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

What are some of the complications from having hypertension? Some common complications are: Stiffening of the blood vessels due to being under constant pressure Kidney damage Heart Attack-Stroke What can you do to prevent this from progressing? At that time, you may need to start to incorporate blood pressure medications.

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

We need to better understand the guardrails around safe cannabis use and educate the healthcare community and patients. This paper supports the concern about cannabis use in young adults and adolescents: this is a particularly vulnerable group, and the healthcare community needs to guide them. It’s more complicated than that.

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Common Myths About Blood Pressure and Heart Health

Imperial Center Family Medicine

The best way to know if your levels fall into the unhealthy range is to get your healthcare provider to check your blood pressure regularly. All heart attacks require urgent medical care to try to prevent complications. Most people with elevated blood pressure don’t have any symptoms.

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

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Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Alex 00:09 We are delighted to welcome S oo Borson, who is a primary care oriented geriatric psychiatrist. Who do we have with us today?

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