Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 27, 2025

Most cases are due to an ongoing chronic disease, such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, diabetic neuropathy, or migraines. Individuals with chronic pain must manage the symptoms to efficiently navigate everyday life. Start with medication and physical therapy Doctors often start treatment by combining pain medication and physical therapy.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

They can do this through physical exams and by sending the patient to the laboratory for blood tests and toxicology reports looking for diseases or illnesses. Annual Check-Ups Primary care doctors can also perform annual check-ups on individuals. Yearly check-ups are not only for people with a medical history.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 12, 2023

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the transition period before dementia, have shown a tendency to go hand-in-hand with type 2 diabetes (T2D); about 45% of individuals with T2D also have MCI.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS: Childhood obesity is associated with physical and psychosocial comorbidities that negatively affect the child’s health and quality of life. Eneli spoke with Physician’s Weekly ( PW ) about these prevention programs and ways that pediatricians can help reduce weight gain in early childhood.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. Goldilocks zone). This is Eric Widera.

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Plum Health

AUGUST 30, 2024

Managing diabetes—especially as you get older—can be challenging physically, emotionally, and financially. If you’re living with Type 2 diabetes, you’ve probably heard of Ozempic, Wegovy (semaglutide), Mounjaro or Zepbound (tirzepatide).

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Vida Family Medicine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It can be extremely stressful trying to deal with all of the emotions and physical symptoms that you will experience postpartum while also trying to ensure your baby is getting enough to eat. Unfortunately you have to learn this new skill while also sleep deprived and recovering from delivery and possibly major surgery!

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Many people feel fatigue or pain in their feet or legs with physical activity due to the lack of proper blood flow to their limbs. What Are the Symptoms of PAD? In its earliest stages, the signs of PAD can start slowly and occur sporadically. The best treatment plan for you will depend on your particular condition and symptoms.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

By the time individuals experience vision problems, significant damage may have already occurred. If any concerns are identified, individuals are promptly referred to an ophthalmologist for a comprehensive eye examination. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often caused by elevated intraocular pressure.

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Vascular Physician

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The majority of individuals who develop RAS also have atherosclerosis, a condition that causes sticky plaque to build up on the inside of your artery walls. First, they will perform a physical exam, review your health history, and check your kidney function with blood and urine tests.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. Physical activity is a big one. But there are some things that we really think we can modify: the vascular risk factors, sleep, physical activity, maybe cognitive activity, and what kind of bang for the buck could we get? I like to tease.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

We talk with Nick and Meg about: Why hearing loss is important not just in geriatrics but also for those caring for seriously ill individuals. Communication techniques we can use when talking to individuals with hearing loss. And one of the parts of that was actually doing physicals for the students and putting them in job placements.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. Biological aging or physiological aging varies from individual to individual. How do you think about this from a clinical perspective when you’re seeing individuals in your office? Everybody ages.

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Mesa Family Physician

MAY 8, 2025

Whether you’re scheduling your annual physical , exploring the differences between a wellness visit vs physical , or simply wondering what’s covered under your insurance, understanding preventive care can empower you to take charge of your health. Annual Physicals: Covered or Not? How long is a physical good for?

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 27, 2023

While nutrition and physical activity are certainly important for overall health, they are only one part of the big picture. Insufficient Sleep Window : One of the most common situations that I see is that individuals are not allowing themselves an adequate time period for sleep.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

The analysis controlled for menopausal hormone therapy, marital status, income, race, BMI, alcohol use, physical activity, diet, parity, and personal and family history of hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction, and stroke.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Noelle Marie 01:24 I think it really speaks a lot to my own personal journey and I’m pretty sure a lot of trans and gender diverse individuals also resonate with and it really speaks about our transition, celebrating our authentic selves, how society views us and how we view ourselves when we stand in front of a mirror.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session. However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages. In Brazil, the therapy has helped thousands.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

In a study published in Nature Communications , led by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), scientists used the deepest-ever two-photon calcium imaging in awake mice to directly observe how individual SCN neurons respond to light. Your feedback is important to us.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. But we’re not perfect individuals.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

If you have a compromised immune system and worsening symptoms Infections can become life-threatening much faster if you have a condition that weakens your immune system, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, or diabetes, or if you are on immunosuppressive medications (e.g., due to chemotherapy, diabetes, or autoimmune disease)?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care. Whether you need a routine physical, vaccination, or management of a chronic illness, this clinic has you covered with a focus on holistic and individualized care.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

James: Yeah, so I guess just to start… I mean, prognosis in general is kind of a term for predicted course of disease, and I think people commonly use it to refer to an individual’s life expectancy or how long the person has to live. I think this is a really difficult topic to talk about with patients. Alex, what other decisions?

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

Very interested in decision making around as we get older, individualizing care, sort of patient centered, values driven, it’s a tough decision to figure out. The redness and on their physical exam they’ve got new redness on their leg. Chrissy: That’s fascinating. And I’m going to prescribe it.”

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

And I gotta manage their blood pressure and their diabetes meds. Of these interventions in those individuals. You do the history, you do a physical exam, you’re doing non specific, you know, blood tests and potentially imaging, and only after that do we even consider the role of biomarkers. Nate 14:25 Oh. Eric 27:45 Yeah.

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Doctor Rachel

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I am a 51 year old volleyball player who is doing her best and having a lot of fun, and honestly… will probably peak in my physical ability within the next 4 years.” The impact we have on the earth impacts us directly, physically, and in ways we are often not even aware, but which are making us sicker and sadder as a society.

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Vida Family Medicine

JANUARY 18, 2022

In addition to the basic vaccine schedule that is recommended to everyone, there are additional vaccines that are recommended for individuals with certain health conditions who are immune suppressed and are more vulnerable to certain types of infections. This is a vital visit- don't miss it!

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Annual Physical Examinations The comprehensive annual physical remains one of the cornerstone examples of preventive care services. These measures are taken before any evidence of disease or injury is present and are designed to prevent health problems from occurring in the first place.

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GeriPal

JUNE 2, 2022

So take a listen and if you want a deeper dive into some of the references we discuss on the podcast, here is a list: Medscape article on how “ COVID-19 Vaccines Work Better and for Longer Than Expected Across Populations, Including Immunocompromised Individuals”. Stat news article about variants/COVID becoming more predictable. Monica: Yes.

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