East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of vision screenings, especially during Glaucoma Awareness Month, and how they play a crucial role in preserving your eyesight. Regular vision screenings are essential to catch glaucoma early, allowing for timely intervention and the preservation of vision.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Among patients who have never smoked—“never-smokers”—those with lung cancer (LC) are more likely to have been diagnosed with an inflammatory disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications. A COPD diagnosis 1 to 10 years before cancer carried an aOR of 2.90, while diagnoses 10 to 32 years earlier still showed an aOR of 2.52.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

Internists manage a wide range of conditions, including chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as acute issues such as infections or injuries. They are well-equipped to manage chronic diseases, provide routine screenings, and guide preventive strategies. What Age Range Does Internal Medicine Cover?

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Do you screen for lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence, and if so, how? It’s under recognized, under diagnosed, under treated, under discussed, understudied as a result. But that combination is actually quite common, and it’s quite challenging to diagnose and manage, at least in the traditional sense.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop. Evidence-based screening tests based on current medical guidelines, your age, and risk factors.

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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Preventive screenings are essential medical tests that help detect diseases before symptoms arise, leading to more effective treatment and reduced healthcare costs. Let’s explore the importance of these screenings and the specific services we offer to protect your health. Why Choose Edge Family Medicine for Preventive Screenings?

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Edge Family Medicine

APRIL 10, 2025

Personalized & Continuous Care When your provider understands your personal and family medical history, they can more accurately diagnose issues and recommend care strategies that reflect your unique needs. From lab work to screenings, consistent care means catching problems before they escalate.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

This plaque buildup is known as atherosclerosis, which can cause cardiac disease, stroke, and other severe conditions – making early cholesterol screening essential. Routine cholesterol screenings help assess your risk for cardiovascular disease so you and your healthcare provider can better understand your overall heart health.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. Why would CBT work for neuropathic pain and diabetes differently than it would work for neuropathic pain and cancer? Jessie: Yes. Why would that be? And then, looking at- Eric: Wow. Devon: Yes.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

During these regular appointments, doctors conduct various tests and screenings to catch issues early. Whether it's a urinary tract infection or a severe ear infection, urgent care clinics can quickly diagnose and treat infections. They also provide immunizations and lifestyle advice tailored to your specific needs.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Who should we be screening as far as.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

MAY 26, 2025

Also Read: Men’s Health Checklist: Essential Screenings to Prevent Serious Illness What Causes Low Testosterone? Diagnosing Low Testosterone Getting a proper diagnosis is the first step toward feeling like yourself again.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

So I actually got started in cancer screening also, thanks to some mutual colleagues. Like for me, my NF1, is it a good idea to get screened for cancer or not? 50 to 70% of people who are diagnosed with UTIs probably don’t have a UTI. How good are clinicians and nurses in following these guidelines or diagnosing a UTI?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

So if you can think about certain decisions like continuing to screen for certain cancers like colon cancer or breast cancer, or how strict you should control diabetes or blood pressures. We know that a lot of times with cancer screening, you don’t actually get benefits right away and it can cause potential harms right away.

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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.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

But there’s some level of glycosylated hemoglobin which very neatly correlates with abnormal glucose tolerance, which is diabetes, or is amyloid like mitotic figures spreading beyond the basement membrane? Diabetes, you see the same thing. You have pre-diabetes now. Lon: No, that’s a straight out screen.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

These screening measures help identify conditions in their earliest stages. These measures are taken after a disease has been diagnosed. Cancer Screenings Cancer screenings stand out as especially important preventive health care examples due to their ability to detect cancer at pre-symptomatic stages when treatment is most successful.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 20, 2025

Diabetes is a big problem. I'm all for preventing diabetes through healthier eating. For decades, five independent scientific advisory panels made evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services, community preventive services, newborn screening tests, infection prevention, and immunizations.

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