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diabetes
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How diabetes can add to the complications of aging
Diabetes incidence among older adults is skyrocketing and it’s only going to get worse, according to the American Diabetes Association.…
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Experts recommend cognitive decline screening for everyone over age 70
World experts in aging for the first time are recommending that everyone age 70 and older have routine brain health…
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Bridging the gap between dental and medical care
Dental care and medical care have long been provided separately in America. New research and evolving models of care are…
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The aging Latino population faces unique challenges
All family caregivers face struggle to provide appropriate care to their loved ones, while balancing work, other family obligations and…
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Interactive atlases can help coverage of Diabetes Awareness Month
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a handle on major health determinants in your community, and it’s even harder to make…
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Missing context in reports on diabetic amputations
People with diabetes in the lowest income neighborhoods of California were 10 times more likely to lose lower extremities to…
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Covering news about screenings, preventive health recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just released a recommendation that pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes, even if they have not been previously…
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Reporter shares how to integrate effects of social determinants in health stories
It’s easy to blame disadvantaged people for engaging in behaviors that put them at risk for developing diabetes. Rhiannon Meyers,…
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Levey: Reporters can change health care debate by telling communities’ stories
Journalists can do better educating the public about Health Policy and our system of health care, according to Noam Levey,…
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New concepts, resources added to oral health core topic pages
Recent updates to AHCJ’s oral health core curriculum pages include explanations of home care and prevention of gum disease, including…