Common Sense Family Doctor
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively.
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Population Studies: NA Intervention/Instrument: NA Outcome Measures: NA Results: 45% (n = 3,889) of patients referred to ambulatory BH care had 1 or more chronic conditions.
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Vida Family Medicine
APRIL 27, 2023
Unsurprisingly, the states with the worst sleep habits mirror the states with the highest rates of diabetes and heart disease. I am passionate about helping my patients improve their sleep to reduce their risk of chronic disease and improve their overall health and well-being.
Family Medicine Initiative
APRIL 10, 2024
Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations.
BMJ
MAY 10, 2022
As unarguably the most intense advocates of vaccine-preventable diseases, they are often the first place of reference for both childhood and adult vaccinations. There are 44 family health centers, including 158 family physicians and 165 family health workers working in the district. Chronic Disease Yes 35 (51.5)
GeriPal
JULY 6, 2023
Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families California’s Master Plan for Aging New York’s Master Plan for Aging Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. To learn more about what we talked about, check out the following links: Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S.
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
2020 Hospital at Home-Plus: A Platform of Facility-Based Care. JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. That started in November of 2020. Annals of Int Med. We did our initial pilot study.
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