Noreta Family Medicine
MARCH 20, 2024
What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? Choosing a doctor can be difficult! After all, you will be going to this doctor to discuss almost all of your health needs and concerns (at least initially!). You need to be able to trust your doctor and build a relationship with them.
A Country Doctor Writes
MAY 18, 2025
If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there. My theory is that the behavioral health staff members felt isolated and not integrated with the primary care providers.
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Hitchcock Family Medicine
AUGUST 5, 2022
A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.
Hitchcock Family Medicine
DECEMBER 26, 2023
This type of doctor is often referred to as an internist or primary care doctor. According to the CDC, the percentage of adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional in the last year is 84.9%. Let's look at three of the conditions that can be treated through internal medicine.
Noreta Family Medicine
MARCH 26, 2025
I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns.
Plum Health
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. That’s where urgent care comes in—a middle ground that’s convenient, affordable, and effective. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a perfect example.
Medical Xpress
MAY 9, 2023
Previously, her primary care doctor had recommended a graded exercise program. After months of waiting, she finally had an appointment at our post-COVID-19 clinic at the University of Virginia. She developed COVID-19 during the 2020 Christmas holiday and saw me during the summer of 2021. But exercise exhausted her.
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