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Michigan's Best Primary Care: Here’s Why It's a Game Changer for Your Health!

Plum Health

Whether you’re managing a chronic condition, seeking preventive care, or dealing with an urgent health issue, primary care is the foundation of good health. We’ll also dive into specific health concerns for men and women, as well as the growing importance of mental health in primary care. What is Primary Care?

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Telemedicine vs. In-Person Care: Choosing the Best Option for Your Health

Edge Family Medicine

Mental health consultations , including therapy and psychiatry. When to Visit in Person Annual physical exams & vaccinations. Mild illnesses such as colds, rashes, or minor infections. Medication refills or adjustments. Severe symptoms , such as chest pain or difficulty breathing.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

Edwards edited by Gaby Clark , reviewed by Andrew Zinin Gaby Clark scientific editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Andrew Zinin lead editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors notes This article has been reviewed according to Science Xs editorial process and policies.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

I enjoy seeing patients for all kinds of visits as well – mental health, physicals, GYN concerns, coughs/colds, etc. No matter your age, it’s often a relief to have a doctor in your corner when health concerns pop up. In fact, I enjoy patients who are engaged in their care and ask questions. You can tell me anything!

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

See also guides for how to confront and discuss anti-Asian hate in these articles in the NEJM and JGIM. We could wear masks against Covid, but we couldn’t vaccinate against racism. And that has an impact, as we’ve shown in the papers, on your social health, your mental health and physical health.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

When they think about homelessness, their mind goes to what I would call the individual risk factors, things like having a substance use disability or mental health disability. It is completely disconnected, like a scatter plot, between things like rates of substance use and mental health. Those are structural factors.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

Increased health anxiety has been a feature of the pandemic, with fears around leaving the home, social distancing, hand hygiene, and shortages of goods and medications due to panic buying commonplace. In addition, increased prescribing of a multitude of medications highlights groups particularly affected by the pandemic.