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4 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about obesity during the pandemic

People with obesity are at an increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. An obesity medicine physician offers advice to help.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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8 MIN READ

Q&A: 2021 will test dedication to ending health inequities

Learn how a physician leader at Ascension Medical Group is working with his colleagues to address health inequity challenges on many fronts.

Health Equity
Physician working on a tablet.
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4 MIN READ

How the EHR can help ID, refer patients for diabetes prevention

Family physicians at Duke Health take two approaches to identify and refer patients with prediabetes to a lifestyle-change program.

Diabetes
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5 MIN READ

Startup brings connectivity, convenience to diabetes prevention

This Silicon Valley company is expanding efforts to eliminate bottlenecks that hamper patients’ ability to access proven lifestyle-change programs.

Diabetes
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4 MIN READ

8 terms every physician should know about prediabetes

Learn about diabetes prevention programs, the M.A.P. framework and other key terms all physicians should know about prediabetes.

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Public Health
Terms Every Doctor Should Know
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5 MIN READ

6 lifestyle changes doctors wish patients would make

Wash hands, watch distance and wear a mask to protect against SARS-CoV-2—of course. But physicians advise these other key changes to protect health.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
A Latinx man and woman wearing masks.
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5 MIN READ

How to prioritize chronic disease prevention with Latinx patients

The Latinx population is disproportionately affected by chronic diseases compared with other ethnic, racial and socioeconomic groups. Here’s how doctors can help.

Population Care
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3 MIN READ

North Carolina Medical Society, AMA partner to prevent type 2 diabetes

Effort aims to reach an estimated 2.8 million North Carolina residents living with prediabetes.

Press Releases
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6 MIN READ

How to successfully offer diabetes prevention at a distance

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a health system in North Carolina quickly shifted to distance learning to continue to reach people with prediabetes. Here’s how.

Diabetes