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Wait Times: Direct Primary Care vs. Traditional Primary Care

The Direct Doctors Difference

As an update to that blog , we want to begin by highlighting again that according to Merritt Hawkins, the average wait time for a new patient appointment with a primary care doctor is 29 days, up 50% from 2014. Unfortunately, this problem seems to have worsened acutely with the COVID epidemic.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments. We follow ALL VACCINATION GUIDELINES set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Medicine!

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The Vital Role of Sports Physicals for Young Athletes

East Cary Family Physicians

In this blog, we’ll explore the vital role of sports physicals in preparing your young athletes for a successful and injury-free school year. Schedule a sports physical appointment with us today and set your family’s athletes on the path to success and well-being.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Because chronic diseases are largely managed in primary care and are therefore the GPs’ daily business: Patients with multimorbidity account for 78% of GP appointments (based on 100,000 UK patients). If you have any criticisms or suggestions for improvement or suggestions for future blog posts, you are very welcome to contact me.

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Evidence v. Belief: What a Kennedy Appointment Could Mean to FDA and Public Health

FDA Law Blog

Referencing an interview with Kennedy from 2023, the Post says that his views on health “were a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines.” He has equated vaccination to the Holocaust and argued that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and the Chinese.