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The Importance of Diabetic Retina Exams: Safeguarding Vision in the Face of Diabetes

Family Physicians of Greeley

In this blog post, we’ll delve into the significance of diabetic retina exams and why they are essential for individuals managing diabetes. By addressing these factors through lifestyle changes, medication adjustments, or other interventions, individuals can take proactive steps to protect their vision.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. Quitting can dramatically improve heart health.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. Quitting can dramatically improve heart health.

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Q&A: Persistent Bowel Symptoms Impact QOL Following IPAA

Physician's Weekly

We clinicians should strive to improve care and base our treatment plans on each patient’s individual needs. This unique set of experiences allows patients to reflect in a way that many other patients and their healthcare professionals cannot. What are the key takeaways for clinicians?

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. So as you mentioned, dementia, there’s some research that show about 86% or 93% of those individuals will get that. Raele: Yes, of course.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

So from the simulation, the patient goes home, the physician and the physicist and the dosimetry department put together a treatment plan, and then the patient comes back for their actual fractions of their actual treatments. Sometimes individuals have lung tumors that make it difficult for them to breathe.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

I think some of that is from some of my thinking about maybe what I can potentially think about with the individual to support them. You all know from palliative care is a huge step in terms of a “treatment.” And so really thinking about people’s individual experiences, what might help for them. Thomas: Yeah.

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