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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Both conditions can present with similar symptoms. Adolescents with GERD often present similarly to adults with heartburn and regurgitation as the primary complaints. Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? While the media and politicians talk mainly about heroic intensive care or impressive new technologies, the real work happens nonetheless in family medicine offices.