Primary Care Clinics in Bridgewater, SD Accepting Medicare

2 Primary Care Clinics found. Showing 1 - 2
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Bridgewater Clinic
Clinic/Center
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 208 N Main St, Bridgewater, SD 57319
Phone: 605-729-2421    
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Freeman Regional Health Services
Clinic/Center - Rural Health
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 208 S Main Ave, Bridgewater, SD 57319
Phone: 605-729-2427    

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ADA lowers BMI cut point for screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes

The American Diabetes Association announced today that they are lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point for which they recommend screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes. These new guidelines derives from a position statement that will be published in the January issue of Diabetes Care, showing that many Asian Americans develop type 2 diabetes at lower BMI levels than the population at large.

Salt substitutes are effective in reducing stroke, major cardiovascular events

A salt substitute that includes less sodium reduced rates of stroke and heart attack in rural China, according to a trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Older adults with subjective memory loss are more likely to develop dementia

A new study published in the January 11, 2010 issue of the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia, finds that symptoms of cognitive decline can be experienced some 20 years before an Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Physiotherapists play key role in management of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Canadian students are back in the classroom, but some will find the experience a challenge. It's estimated that as many as six per cent of school age children have poor coordination that affects their ability to learn.

Persistent opioid use among 12% of patients after cardiac implantable electronic device procedures

About 12 percent of patients who receive implantable cardiac devices such as a pacemaker or defibrillator and fill an opioid prescription after surgery will consistently use the pain medication in the months afterward, raising the potential for addiction following these common procedures and identifying another pathway that could contribute to the national opioid crisis, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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