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Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensiveness of Care Measure in Primary Care, A Case Study of the PRIME Registry [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Comprehensiveness of care represents an important process measure within the contexts of primary care for core services. These services represent the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs.

Primary Care

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Diabetes Internal Medicine

DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for Diabetes (DASH4D) diet with lower sodium is tied to clinically meaningful blood pressure reduction in people with diabetes, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Pilla, M.D., Pilla, M.D.,

Diabetes

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Diabetes management (DM) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be hindered by non-medical, health-related social needs. Objective: To describe how primary care clinics have considered social needs in DM, and identify opportunities to support primary care clinics.

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Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider

10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. Choosing the right diabetes doctor can make a major difference in how effectively your condition is managed, your quality of life, and your long-term health outcomes.

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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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ADA: Orforglipron Reduces Glycated Hemoglobin in Early Type 2 Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

from the Velocity Clinical Research Center at Medical City Dallas, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 trial involving participants with type 2 diabetes treated only with diet and exercise, an HbA1c level of ≥7.0 The post ADA: Orforglipron Reduces Glycated Hemoglobin in Early Type 2 Diabetes first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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Endocrinology Near Me: Finding the Best Hormone Specialists in Connecticut

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with an endocrine disorder, like diabetes or an underactive thyroid, or have symptoms that you worry are caused by a hormone imbalance, you may be considering seeing an endocrinologist. After completing medical school, they must complete a three-year residency in internal medicine.

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Degree of Weight Loss Affects Tirzepatide-Linked Cardiometabolic Risk Improvement

Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

TUESDAY, July 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adults with obesity or overweight, tirzepatide-linked improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors are associated with the degree of weight reduction, according to a study published online June 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Bruno Linetzky, M.D.,

Internal Medicine

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Long-Term Stroke Risk Higher for Women With Pregnancy Complications

Physician's Weekly

JULY 3, 2025

The hazard ratios (HRs) for stroke were assessed in association with preterm delivery, small for gestational age, preeclampsia, other hypertensive disorders, and gestational diabetes, adjusting for other maternal factors. for gestational diabetes, 1.82 Shared familial factors partially explained these findings.

How to Choose the Best Hormone Doctor in Connecticut for Your Needs

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

When you’re living with diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis or another hormonal condition, working with the right hormone doctor is crucial for getting the care you need and staying healthy. Friends and family members who’ve seen a hormone doctor are another useful source of recommendations.

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Obesity Linked to Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity

Physician's Weekly

JULY 2, 2025

WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is associated with financial hardship and food insecurity, according to a research letter published online June 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Widaplik is not to be coadministered with aliskiren in patients with diabetes, and a boxed warning indicates discontinuation of Widaplik during pregnancy. Additionally, Widaplik is contraindicated in patients with anuria or known hypersensitivity to other sulfonamide-derived drugs.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care Internal medicine plays a central role in adult health, especially when it comes to prevention, diagnosis, and long-term care. What Is Internal Medicine? Many wonder: What does an internal medicine doctor do?

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Intermittent Fasting Reduces Body Weight Versus Ad Libitum Diet

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 30, 2025

MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent-fasting strategies yield small reductions in body weight compared with an ad libitum diet, according to a study published online June 18 in The BMJ. Zhila Semnani-Azad, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H.

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Health Care Expenditure Expected to Top GDP Growth 2024 to 2033

Physician's Weekly

JULY 3, 2025

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The annual growth in national health spending is expected to be faster than average gross domestic product (GDP) growth during 2024 to 2033, according to a study published online June 25 in Health Affairs. Keehan, from the U.S.

Adherence to Healthy Diet Improves Cardiometabolic Risk, Even Without Weight Loss

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet improves cardiometabolic risk factors, even if not associated with weight loss (WL), according to a study published online June 5 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Anat Yaskolka Meir, Ph.D.,

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in care. WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. Kennedy Jr.

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Nestle, Other Food Companies Vow to Ban Artificial Colors

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 30, 2025

We have a new epidemic of childhood diabetes, obesity, depression, and ADHD,” Makary said in a statement. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary announced that the FDA is asking food companies to eliminate synthetic dyes by the end of next year and substitute petrochemical dyes with natural ingredients. “We

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Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study from June 2019 to August 2023 at a single institution’s outpatient gynecology clinic involving 205 premenopausal women aged 18 to 54 years: 116 with AUB and 89 with normal menstrual cycles. Salcedo, D.O.,

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Time-Restricted Eating Does Not Impact Sleep, Mood, Quality of Life

Physician's Weekly

JULY 3, 2025

THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adults with overweight or obesity, time-restricted eating (TRE) does not lead to significant changes in sleep, mood, or quality of life, regardless of the timing of the eating window, according to a study published online June 25 in JAMA Network Open.

Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

Should do medicine?” ” Because I loved internal medicine. I just thought there was so much we could learn and offer from every sense, from the clinical point of view, from the family point of view, from prevention, from treatment, epidemiology, et cetera. Kristine: Diabetes is a very important one.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He was describing his, like, 87 year old grandma who was placed on a low salt diabetic diet. He’s in Boston. Eric 12:21 Yeah.

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Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensiveness of Care Measure in Primary Care, A Case Study of the PRIME Registry [Research methodology and instrument development]

DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

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Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

ADA: Orforglipron Reduces Glycated Hemoglobin in Early Type 2 Diabetes

Endocrinology Near Me: Finding the Best Hormone Specialists in Connecticut

Degree of Weight Loss Affects Tirzepatide-Linked Cardiometabolic Risk Improvement

Long-Term Stroke Risk Higher for Women With Pregnancy Complications

How to Choose the Best Hormone Doctor in Connecticut for Your Needs

Obesity Linked to Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity

FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Intermittent Fasting Reduces Body Weight Versus Ad Libitum Diet

Health Care Expenditure Expected to Top GDP Growth 2024 to 2033

Adherence to Healthy Diet Improves Cardiometabolic Risk, Even Without Weight Loss

Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Nestle, Other Food Companies Vow to Ban Artificial Colors

Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Time-Restricted Eating Does Not Impact Sleep, Mood, Quality of Life

Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

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