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Overall medication adherence as an indicator for health outcomes among elderly patients with hypertension and diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods The study included individuals aged 75 to 90 years, diagnosed with diabetes or hypertension, who were treated with at least one antihypertensive, or antidiabetic medication in 2017. We retrieved information on all ER visits and hospitalizations in internal medicine and surgical wards from 2017 to 2019 and mortality in 2019.

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Episode 18 – Clinical Unknown with Drs. Bryan Broderick and Zafia Anklesaria – Dyspnea and Cough

The Clinical Problem Solvers

He is a 2nd year resident of the Osler Internal Medicine Residency Training Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His career interests include Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine and Medical Education. Dr. Zafia Anklesaria Dr. Anklesaria graduated from the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency Program.

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Drinking the Disease: Arsenic Exposure in Well Water from the Perspective of Patients and Providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Chronic exposure has been associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, skin cancer, renal, bladder and lung cancers, polyneuropathy, and QT prolongation. Despite recommendations for routine screening, this is rarely done. Arsenic cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled. Dataset: Questionnaires for clinicians and patients via emailed surveys.

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