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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/quitting-smoking
February 25, 2014 - In the long term, giving up tobacco can help you live longer. … Others benefit from step-by-step manuals, counseling, or medicines or products that help reduce nicotine … Some people think that switching to e-cigarettes can help you quit smoking, but that has not been proven … Your health care provider can help you find the best way for you to quit.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/vision-impairment-and-blindness
April 07, 2025 - Description
If you have low vision, eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery may not help … There are also devices to help those with no vision, like text-reading software and braille books.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/news/nominate-topics-addressed
February 01, 2024 - Selected topics can help:
Clinicians and policymakers understand the benefits and harms of different … Its publications help inform healthcare decision making on drugs, devices, surgeries, and approaches
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/developmental-disabilities
July 25, 2024 - Certain viral infections during pregnancy
Preterm birth
Often there is no cure, but treatment can help … Special education classes and psychological counseling can also help.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/cochlear-implants
Cochlear Implants
Description
A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help … People who are profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing can get help from them. … It can help a person understand speech. Children and adults can benefit from them.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/news/learning-health-systems-panel
March 01, 2019 - Home
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AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help … News
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AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help … Internet Citation:
AHRQ EPC Program Launches Learning Health Systems Panel to Help
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/learning-health-systems-panel/overview
September 01, 2022 - convened a learning health systems panel to inform the development of products and tools that will help … ideas, feedback, and recommendations on topics of interest to health systems, products and tools to help … integrate EPC evidence review findings into routine operations, including a Summary of Findings tool to help
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/suicide
April 10, 2025 - Urge them to get help from their doctor or the emergency room, or call the National Suicide Prevention … Therapy and medicines can help most people who have suicidal thoughts.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/kidney-stones
December 03, 2024 - Most kidney stones pass out of the body without help from a doctor. … The following may be signs of kidney stones that need a doctor's help:
Extreme pain in your back
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/rehabilitation?page=3
March 29, 2011 - Rehabilitation often focuses on
Physical therapy to help your strength, mobility and fitness … Occupational therapy to help you with your daily activities
Speech-language therapy to help with speaking … older person who has had a stroke may simply want rehabilitation to be able to dress or bathe without help
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/lupus
There is no cure for lupus, but medicines and lifestyle changes can help control it. … problems
Treatments may include drugs to
Reduce swelling and pain
Prevent or reduce flares
Help … Some alternative or complementary approaches may help you cope or reduce some of the stress associated … It helps to learn more about lupus - being able to spot the warning signs of a flare can help you prevent … A good support system can also help.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/breast-reconstruction-mastectomy
June 01, 2022 - Systematic Review
When considering a mastectomy, providers must help … comprehensive systematic review will provide information on the risks and benefits of various options that will help
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/alzheimers-caregivers
Ask for and accept help.
Talk to the doctor. … Find out what treatments might help control symptoms or address behavior problems. … Others who have "been there" may be able to help and will understand.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/eye-care
Eye Care Tips
There are things you can do to help keep your eyes healthy and make sure you are seeing … Eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut can also help your eyes. … Exercise may help to prevent or control diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. … This can help you determine if you are at higher risk of developing an eye disease. … When you have this test, you look through a device that has lenses of different strengths to help your
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/news/call-for-topics
April 01, 2022 - Would a review of the scientific evidence help you judge the potential benefits and harms of medicines … AHRQ EPC Program reviews and summarizes the available evidence on current healthcare issues, which can help
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/news/nominate-topics
May 01, 2023 - Selected topics can help:
Clinicians and policymakers understand the benefits and harms of different … Its publications help inform healthcare decision-making on drugs, devices, surgeries, and approaches
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/health-system-panel-encourage-evidence-reports/methods-report
September 01, 2022 - its partners to convene a panel of senior leaders from 11 LHSs to guide the development of tools to help … some, but not all, LHS evidence needs, while exposing health system leaders to AHRQ as a resource to help
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/meningitis
March 27, 2012 - sudden high fever
A severe headache
A stiff neck
Nausea or vomiting
Early treatment can help … Antiviral medicines may help some types of viral meningitis. … Other medicines can help treat symptoms.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/chronic-bronchitis
January 07, 2013 - Treatment can help with your symptoms. … It often includes medicines to open your airways and help clear away mucus. … Pulmonary rehabilitation may help you manage better in daily life.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/hearing-aids
August 23, 2013 - A hearing aid can help people hear more in both quiet and noisy situations. … Hearing aids help people who have hearing loss from damage to the small sensory cells in the inner ear … If you think a hearing aid could help you, visit your doctor.