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Health Awareness Months 2024

WEBJanuary Health Awareness. January 1-31: Cervical Health Awareness Month. January 1-31: Glaucoma Awareness Month. January 1-31: International Quality …

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AHA Outlines Strategies to Improve Nutrition Security in the US

WEBThe AHA outlined recommendations to increase the impact of current US nutrition policies and programs on nutritional security and help reduce socioeconomic …

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Patient Education & Information Overload- Clinical Advisor

WEBRecall of medical information is strongly associated with patient education levels. One study found that people with less than a high school diploma recalled …

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Health Disparities in Rural America: Current Challenges and Future

WEBFebruary 3, 2020. Approximately 60 million Americans reside in rural areas of the United States. Although this represents only 20% of the US population, rural Americans have a …

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Top 5 Critical Health Care Trends of 2024- Clinical Advisor

WEBA national survey conducted in 2023 found nearly 50% of patients polled waited longer than 1 month — and 25% waited more than 2 months — for a health care …

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The Pros and Cons of Medical Cannabis: Current Evidence

WEBCannabis is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States. More than 48.2 million people in the US aged 12 years and older (17.5%) have used …

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Health Disparities in Rural America: Current Challenges and Future

WEBIn May 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the Rural Health Strategy, a plan to take proactive steps to ensure rural communities …

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Health Effects of Climate Change

WEBHuman health can be both directly and indirectly affected by climate change. The rising global temperatures are directly leading to an increase in severe …

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Preventing and screening for communicable diseases

WEBSecondary prevention—screenings, guidelines, and recommendations. Clinical screening of at-risk populations for infectious and communicable diseases is …

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Social Determinants of Health: Promoting Healthy Living While …

WEBNovember 7, 2023. Meeting the unmet needs of older patients by addressing the social determinants of health (SDoH) can provide better quality care and cut health care …

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Separating anxiety from physical illness

WEBFirst-line treatments for SAD include SSRIs. Paroxetine 20-50 mg/day, sertraline 50-200 mg/day, and venlafaxine 75-225 mg/day have demonstrated …

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All patients are equal, and we need to treat them that way

WEBSometimes you even see it on Facebook: a provider makes a crack about a stupid patient who came in to the clinic and asked for drugs with some crazy story, often …

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Advancing Diabetic Care: Enhancing Adherence Through …

WEBIn an opinion piece, Robin Beacom, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, writes about the need to expand telehealth to provide equitable access to diabetes care in rural …

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5 Best Practices for Medical Documentation

WEBThe following are 5 tips on documentation best practices. 1. Document Your Examination. Failure to document a physical examination is the most common mistake I …

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2023 Medicare Coverage Updates for People With HIV

WEBThe number of people with HIV who are enrolled in traditional Medicare has more than doubled since the mid-1990s, increasing from 42,500 in 1997 to 103,400 in …

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Mental Health Therapy Proves Beneficial for Children With Epilepsy

WEBThe mean Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire total difficulties scores at 6 months were 17.6 and 19.6 in the intervention and control arms, respectively, …

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Feeding tubes overused in patients with dementia

WEBSurrogates perceived that feeding tubes had greater benefits for patients with dementia than actually exist, results of small prospective survey indicate. “Feeding …

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Importance of Linkage to Care to Improve Outcomes in HIV …

WEBConclusion. Linkage to care and adherence to follow-up care in HIV treatment are important for improving health outcomes for PLWH and decreasing the number of new HIV …

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Xylitol, toxicity, and pets

WEBI enjoy your publication and appreciate the inclusion of the Alternative Meds Update column by Sherril Sego, FNP-C, DNP, on xylitol [The Clinical Advisor, April …

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Eating 6 Prunes a Day Prevents Bone Loss in Patients With …

WEBPostmenopausal women (n=106; aged 55 to 75 years) were randomly assigned to eat 50 grams or 100 grams of prunes daily (approximately 6 and 12 prunes, …

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Image of the Week: Colicky Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea, and Flushing

WEBA 60-year-old woman presents with an 8-month history of colicky abdominal pain, diarrhea, and occasional flushing of the face and chest. Examination reveals …

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