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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

Should you check in with your primary care physician or skip that step and go to a specialist, assuming your physician will send you there anyway? But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management.

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Pharmacy Law and Licensing Highlights 2025

FDA Law Blog

By Sara M Keup In reviewing some new 2025 pharmacy rules/laws a couple interesting changes caught this bloggers attention: As of December 30, 2024, Missouri has rolled out new rules related to prescription drug delivery requirements. The California Board of Pharmacy updated many of the application forms and guidelines in late 2024.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

How to Stop Worrying About the Future Although it sounds counterintuitive, caring for others helps you take better care of yourself. They don’t recall the crying, fighting, dirty diapers, or sleepless nights; they remember the joy and happiness of caring for another human being. Sometimes, it’s even protective.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. According to a 2024 survey , of the roughly 431,000 licensed nurse practitioners, 15% are, like Johnson, certified to treat older adults.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Physicians must be able to practice medicine that is informed by their years of medical education, training, and experience and the available evidence. Here in Maine the "shorter" Legislative Session was quite full!