Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Disparities in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and hypertension (HTN) control are well-described. Setting 3 primary care clinics in SW Virginia. Intervention Exposure to a CHW vs. usual care. Results 10,509 unique patients with T2D and/or HTN visited the primary care clinics.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Community Diabetes Primary Care 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Food and Drug Administration has approved Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for the treatment of hypertension in adults. Widaplik is not to be coadministered with aliskiren in patients with diabetes, and a boxed warning indicates discontinuation of Widaplik during pregnancy. and worldwide,” Paul Whelton, M.D.,

Hypertension 52

Hypertension Diabetes Patients Medical 52

A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

In primary care it is often necessary to think in terms of including more than our area of interest in our mental picture of our patient. The old paper problem list on the inside left of the chart was by necessity brief, because a page can only hold so much information. I can take both kinds of pictures with my iPhone.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patient-Centered Medical Advice Screening 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Hypertension is the most prevalent reversible risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Setting: 953 community-based primary care clinics in a national network from 25 states across the United States. Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Community Primary Care Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Secondary, cross-sectional data analysis of the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 6), which contained 6252 responses. Of these, there were 3971 respondents with an age between 45 and 85 years and a response for the primary outcome (CRC screening test discussions).

Provider 130

Provider Screening Medical Patients 130

East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Early Detection of Health Issues: One of the primary benefits of regular health check-ups is early detection. Many health conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers, can develop with little to no noticeable symptoms in their initial stages.

Preventative Care 52

Preventative Care Preventive Care Mental Health Healthcare 52

GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. If you could wave a magic wand to change one thing: sleep, blood pressure control, eradicate diabetes, get everybody exercising, what do you think would have the most bang for the buck in terms of dementia reduction? I like to tease.

Physicals 86

Physicals IT Hypertension Education 86