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November: National Diabetes Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, and it is likely that an additional 8.7 million Americans are living with diabetes without a formal diagnosis. million Americans have diabetes, which comes out to about 11.6 How Diabetes Can Affect Long-Term Health Diabetes can affect your health in many ways long-term.

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Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To provide an update on the most recent developments regarding diagnosis and outcomes of steatotic liver disease (SLD), review new nomenclature applied to SLD, and provide an approach to the diagnosis and management of SLD. Diagnosis relies on noninvasive tests.

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Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) impacts 35 million Americans. Population Studied: Adults (≥18 years) who receive care at an affiliated clinic, screen positive for food insecurity, have a T2D diagnosis, and an A1c level > 7.5%. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g., Transportation and scheduling challenges also hindered engagement.

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How to Book an Online Endocrinologist Appointment from Any US State

Dr. Zaar

Introduction: A doctor known as an endocrinologist looks after conditions related to hormones such as diabetes, thyroid disease and PCOS. Whether you’re managing a chronic condition or seeking a diagnosis, virtual consultations provide expert care without borders. Here is how you can get an appointment right away and securely.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. percent, touch 1.5 percent and taste 1 percent. Don’t you think that’s possible?

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Problem Representation

The Clinical Problem Solvers

A problem representation (PR, or Summary Statement) is an evolving, concise summary that highlights the defining features of a case , helping clinicians generate a focused differential diagnosis and identify the next steps in diagnosis and treatment. It can and should evolve as you gather new information. Who is the patient?

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What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and how might it affect me?

Vida Family Medicine

There is a lot of misinformation on the internet and on social media about this condition, so I wanted to share more information to help better explain this condition and what it means. These complications can often be avoided or reduced with early diagnosis and management. What is PCOS? What Can You Do?

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