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

GeriPal

Cause it’s tricky to just implement per se and say, hey, we’re gonna screen everybody, you know, use a population health approach or a age cutoff and just start screening everybody if you don’t have those next steps figured out as well. What should I use? We don’t know anything about that now, unfortunately.

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Preventive Care To Maintain Your Overall Health

Mesa Family Physician

It’s more than just visiting your doctor when something feels off—it’s about catching potential problems early, staying on top of health screenings, and setting goals that keep you feeling your best. Medicare Part B does not cover a traditional annual physical in the way many expect, but it does offer a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit.

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Vaccine Misinformation, Pseudoscience, & the Frailty of Community Health

Physician's Weekly

I witness firsthand the joy of well-child visits, the challenges and resilience of patients struggling to control their diabetes, and the Medicare annual wellness visit, all of which represent the collective effort to safeguard individual and community well-being.

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How to get the preventive care you need!

Vida Family Medicine

to take care of ourselves and prevent disease, or to treat disease when we catch it early than it is to treat a more complicated health problem. These clinics often have a high patient volume so visits may be short and can feel rushed, and may not feel worth the out-of-pocket cost for a person without insurance.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

But a lot of that is because older adults don’t do as well after injury, because of physiologic changes. If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. And I’m maybe less worried now about what will happen when I stop driving.”

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