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Barriers to and Facilitators of Participant Engagement in a Multi-level Intervention for Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) at an urban academic medical center in the Midwest. Results: Social and economic factors, such as housing instability and limited income, presented significant barriers to management of T2D and intervention engagement. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

Diabetes 130
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Why are So Many Teens and 20-Somethings Today Anxiety-Ridden?

Doctor Rachel

I am a family practice doc who sees teens and 20-somethings daily in my practice. The lack of religious and social community, the loss of family farms, and the increasing isolation of our nuclear families create environments which are less friendly to the happiness and relaxation of teens and adults alike. In the U.S.,

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How to Manage Prediabetes with Food (What Actually Works)

Vida Family Medicine

At Vida Family Medicine, I’ve helped hundreds of patients improve their blood sugar without extreme dieting or cutting out the foods they love. Its job is to transport sugar from your bloodstream to the cells that need it—like your brain, muscles, or liver. Small, sustainable changes that work with your body—not against it.

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The Kick Ditch

StorytellERdoc

And with this visual of her swing set, I was suddenly transported back to my own childhood--back to the powder-blue swing set that sat in our family's yard alongside the lilac bushes and sandbox. Most importantly, I've learned that love, kindness, compassion, friendships, and family can sustain one through just about anything.

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Focusing a lot on when to image, when not to image, and how to communicate imaging decisions effectively with families.

Families 101
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Common Myths about Varicose Veins

Vascular Physician

Varicose veins often present as blue, rope-like vessels under the skin usually in the legs and feet. Varicose veins are common and often present as rope-like blue vessels typically in the legs or feet. Varicose veins run in the family for only 50% of all people who have them. Varicose veins are often painful and unsightly.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings. link] References Shah SN, Bachur RG, Simel DL, Neuman MI. 2017;318(5):462-471.

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