How to manage chronic kidney disease in old patients?JeanMarie KRZESINSKIPierre DELANAYE
Payers expend billions every year on type 2 diabetes in the US, but the programs that are intended to help members manage chronic disease are not working, charged Amy Meister, DO, chief executive officer of Level2 which is part of UnitedHealth Group research and development. This ...
Secondly, do not try to ration your medication. Doing so can be lethal and can even cause more health problems in the long run. One of the best ways to manage a chronic condition on a budget is by asking your provider about an over-the-counter medication. If you’re able to get a...
“The program is absolutely not comprehensive as if you took a whole semester on Crohn's because it's a lifelong journey, and we know that,” Nguyen explained. “What we want to do is empower you to feel confident enough to manage your disease state.” Given that chronic disease is...
Placement of a PE tube generally is all that is necessary to eliminate middle ear fluid and restore normal hearing in serous otitis media and adhesive otitis media. Mastoidectomy is required in more advanced chronic ear disease; if disease is not too extensive, hearing may be restored by ...
Mother Nature, M.D.: Connecting the Built Environment with Nature Can simple design interventions and connections to nature be a prescription to manage chronic disease? For several years now, healthcare has shifted from a practice focused on sickness and
As human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients now live longer while receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among urban HIV population. Risk factors associated with CKD in such HIV-inf...
Osteoarthritis in dogs is a degenerative condition that's common in older dogs. Here are several steps you can take to manage OA joint pain and stiffness.
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence: How to Manage Duilio Pagano, Giuseppe Mamone, Ioannis Petridis, and Salvatore Gruttadauria 23 23.1 Introduction Liver resection (LR) and transplantation (LT) are curative surgical options for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The latter, ...
129 million people in the U.S. have a chronic health condition. AI can help them manage these conditions by improving diagnoses and prognoses, personalizing healthcare, automating reminders and updates, and streamlining administrative tasks.