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AAP Statement Underscores Impact of Literacy Promotion in Clinical Visits
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Energy Expenditure Feedback Boosts Weight Loss
Energy Expenditure Feedback Boosts Weight Loss
Personalized energy expenditure data significantly improved weight loss outcomes in patients with obesity, enhancing adherence to lifestyle interventions.
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Assessment of Austrian Physiotherapists’ Diagnostic Skills for Serious Pathology
Assessment of Austrian Physiotherapists’ Diagnostic Skills for Serious Pathology
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AAP Statement Underscores Impact of Literacy Promotion in Clinical Visits
AAP Statement Underscores Impact of Literacy Promotion in Clinical Visits
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Energy Expenditure Feedback Boosts Weight Loss
Personalized energy expenditure data significantly improved weight loss outcomes in patients with obesity, enhancing adherence to lifestyle interventions.
Assessment of Austrian Physiotherapists’ Diagnostic Skills for Serious Pathology
Assessment of Austrian Physiotherapists’ Diagnostic Skills for Serious Pathology
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In-Utero Sugar Restriction Cuts Offspring’s Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
In-Utero Sugar Restriction Cuts Offspring’s Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception lowers a child's risk for later developing type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Science.Tadeja Gracner,...
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LGBTQ Underrepresentation In Value-Based Care
LGBTQ Underrepresentation In Value-Based Care
The success of inclusive value-based care is essential to improving population health disparities and health outcomes for the LGBTQ community.
Why Aren’t Your Patients Taking Their Meds?
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Healthy Aging: Volunteerism as Preventative Health
Healthy Aging: Volunteerism as Preventative Health
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Habitual Calcium Use Linked With Higher CVD Risk In People With Diabetes
This course discusses the association between calcium supplements and cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with diabetes who are at higher risk for both abnormal calcium metabolism and CVD.
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