Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

OSA prevalence increases with age, and middle-aged adults are particularly at risk owing to age-related social and physical changes. Subgroup analyses showed higher odds of low quality of life in high-risk OSA individuals, particularly among those not engaged in economic activity (aOR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.15-1.67),

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

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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. Seek guidance from your primary care physician for support or medications to aid in the quitting process.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

PW : How can early obesity prevention improve the future of pediatric care? Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS: Childhood obesity is associated with physical and psychosocial comorbidities that negatively affect the child’s health and quality of life. In addition, obesity in childhood often persists into adulthood `.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Physical Effects of Anxiety Anxiety levels in Indiana are high — 32.9% Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. Release Stress Anxiety can be pathologic, resulting from a physical or mental disorder beyond an individual’s control.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! I absolutely do not blame patients for seeking answers wherever they can, especially when the healthcare system has failed them.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 12, 2025

Check with your doctor about safe alcohol consumption given your individual health profile. You Don’t Need Blood Pressure Medication If You Exercise And Eat Healthy Making heart-healthy lifestyle changes involving nutrition and physical activity should be the foundation for controlling blood pressure.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. What should we use to screen individuals? Eric 19:56 Okay, but I’m a primary care provider. Who should get it if anyone?

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Many individuals with high blood pressure must take specific drugs to keep it at a healthy level. Increasing physical activity: Regular exercise helps you slim down and boosts heart health. The higher your blood pressure and the more risk factors you have, the more aggressively they’ll want to treat your condition. Aim for at least 2.5

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Many individuals with high blood pressure must take specific drugs to keep it at a healthy level. Increasing physical activity: Regular exercise helps you slim down and boosts heart health. The higher your blood pressure and the more risk factors you have, the more aggressively they’ll want to treat your condition. Aim for at least 2.5

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Approach them with a non‑judgmental, ongoing dialogue about their reasons for use, which can reveal underlying mental or physical health concerns. Participants provided urine samples on the day of scanning to detect recent use. Exercise caution when treating young adults who use cannabis heavily.

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Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

He thinks legalization is a mistake , characterizing THC as addictive, mentally and physically disorienting, and a gateway to the misuse of other drugs. Both THC and alcohol come with risks and perceived rewards, depending on the individual. Direct primary care aims to improve your life until there’s no need to numb it!

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. If you have struggled with your relationship with food- you are not alone!

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 18, 2021

There is also the option of electronic health record (EHR) training and support work where you would travel to various hospitals/clinics around the country and train individuals on how to use EMR systems. This would require relocating and I am not aware of how much it pays.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

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? If you’re physically active, you’re probably going to sleep better and your vascular stuff is better.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Alex 00:30 And we’re delighted to welcome Alison Huang, who’s a primary care doc and researcher and professor of medicine, urology, and epi-biostats at UCSF in the division of General Internal Medicine. Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. And so to develop that equation, they use the cohort of individuals and their data, their blood samples, creatine and other physical attributes.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

You just got to take a good history and do a physical examination, especially when the symptoms are typical, like regurgitation, heartburn, or epigastric pain in an older child or adolescent. Again, otherwise the diagnosis is based on history and physical examination. You want to take a good history on feeding or dietary habits.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Physical therapy is often perceived as a mere treatment for recovery and pain relief, but its benefits extend far beyond temporary fixes. For many individuals, engaging in physical therapy can significantly alter their overall quality of life, enhancing physical capabilities, boosting mental health, and reducing the risk of future injuries.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Great to be back.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. And, Emily, I got to ask you, you’re a palliative care doctor. But there are times that a primary care physician or an internal medicine physician may make the referral. Anish 04:13 Yeah.

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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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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. ” As a physical therapist, is this new news or- Alex: Are you like, “Duh”? laughter] Carmen, welcome to the GeriPal podcast!

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The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

For the better half of 2024, I have been periodically writing posts that are individual articles that double as potential chapters to a future book. Before we discuss each individual savings account, let us first highlight exactly what it means to ‘automate’ your savings. Saving money is simple but not easy.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care.

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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. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. Here’s why everyone is talking about it!

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Vida Family Medicine

OCTOBER 10, 2021

It is important to discuss the risks and benefits of any hormone treatment for your individual situation with your doctor. These risk factors are not under our control, but there are lifestyle modifications that can help reduce the risk of breast cancer. While we can reduce our risk of breast cancer, we cannot always prevent it entirely.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Or somebody who has other physical cognitive problems at any age. That’s where it really gets to this individual risks and balances, individual situation. This is something we’ve heard from people: that if you just bring it up every year as part of your routine physical, like, “Any concerns about driving?”

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics. Eric: And just real quick, how often were they working with the palliative care specialist? Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MAY 26, 2022

They argue that the current guidelines, which prioritize immunocompromised people and unvaccinated older people on the same level, should be re-done to prioritize the immunocompromised first, and additionally move up older vaccinated individuals or vaccinated persons with comorbidities. What’s wrong with that? Why not prioritize them?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Physical therapy had walked with him that day and noted improvement compared to previous walks, suggesting that he should be discharged to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation on discharge. At the end of the day, I lamented that physical, occupational, and speech therapists aren’t more tightly integrated with palliative care teams.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. And you can’t really predict how each individual might react to the same experience. Some of them are really deeply individual experiences.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. link] Kensington Hospice & ‘Radical Love’ Equity-Oriented Hospice Palliative Care Naheed Dosani also serves as the Medical Director of Kensington Hospice, Torontos largest hospice.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. And so to develop that equation, they use the cohort of individuals and their data, their blood samples, creatine and other physical attributes.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

So they can be referred by their primary care doctor or to us. You can choose comfort-focused care or you can choose to continue chemotherapy. Eric: So in some ways, this is kind of like the VA, where you don’t have to follow Medicare guidelines, but you can actually actively do concurrent care for these individuals.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

And in my medical training, becoming a primary care doctor, I realized that older adults, women and men were having a lot of these same symptoms. 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. Alex: Right.

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