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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

This concern is especially serious for people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or who have a history of heart disease. Specific treatment may depend on the underlying cause of the chest congestion,” says Dr. Ashley Kelley, “so it is important to discuss your specific needs with your healthcare provider. Sign up today.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. But they also did not do the DPOA for healthcare form. So there’s no healthcare surrogate.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. If swallowing is extremely painful and the fever is high, you may not have enough time to get to the ER safely without emergency transport.

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

GeriPal

He was describing his, like, 87 year old grandma who was placed on a low salt diabetic diet. So I have a two and a half year old, and during my last pregnancy, I had gestational diabetes. It treats diabetes, it prevents progression of chronic kidney disease. This was actually just brought up to me by a med student the other day.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Why would CBT work for neuropathic pain and diabetes differently than it would work for neuropathic pain and cancer? And often, people had to drive an hour to go to their clinic, and then since- Eric: Every day, driving an hour, driving back two hours a day, just in transportation to get your methadone once a day, every day.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

This could suggest an overall choice in this patient group to avoid interaction with healthcare professionals, or could reflect an inability to seek care brought about by reduced public transport services, reduced family support, or fears of leaving the home.