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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. An excerpt follows: 2024-04.

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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively.

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Demystifying Diabetes

East Cary Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Insights from East Cary Family Physicians In this blog, we’re diving into one of the most prevalent health conditions worldwide: diabetes. At East Cary Family Physicians , we’re dedicated to providing comprehensive care and support to individuals living with diabetes.

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What's new in osteoporosis screening and fracture prevention?

Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

In the two years since publication of the latest American Family Physician review article on osteoporosis , new guidelines and research studies have enhanced management of this common condition. In early 2025, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis.

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A Goal Fulfilled

Noreta Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

Fast forward to the present day in which I am a practicing Direct Primary Care (DPC) family physician. Of course, these epiphanies were personal, but are well-known to the research community. #1 I enjoy writing (hence the existence of Noreta’s blog that you are reading right now!), 1 – Doing research is time-consuming.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs. A recent analysis of the U.S. in 2000 to 59.8%

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A Guide to Glaucoma Awareness & Proactive Eye Health

East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

As we embark on Glaucoma Awareness Month, East Cary Family Physicians is unwavering in our commitment to highlight the pivotal role of vision health, with a special emphasis on the early detection of glaucoma. Seek guidance from your primary care physician for support or medications to aid in the quitting process.

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Lung cancer screening in primary care: more pragmatic research needed

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

The US Preventive Services Task Force , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and the American College of Chest Physicians recommend annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for adults 50 to 80 years of age who have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have smoked within the past 15 years.

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Does transitional care management improve outcomes after discharge from the hospital?

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

I've spent the past week as the attending physician on my residency program's adult inpatient service. Chronic conditions that frequently lead to readmissions, such as heart failure, have been targets of transitional care interventions that may include self-care education, home visits, telephone contacts, and office visits.

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Measles, vaccine hesitancy, and the ACIP

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 28, 2025

In a 2024 American Family Physician editorial , Dr. Doug Campos-Outcalt reviewed best practices for diagnosis and prevention of measles. For comparison, there were 285 cases of measles in the United States in 2024, and there have already been more reported cases than in all but two years since 2000. since last week.

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Your First Line of Defense Against Illness

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 11, 2025

In this blog, we’ll break down what preventive care involves, explore its relationship with short-term health insurance, and explain why it’s a critical part of staying healthy at any stage of life. Preventive care is often referred to as the first line of defense in healthcare—and for good reason. What Is Preventive Care? Are they the same?

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Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In 1998, a Letter to the Editor in American Family Physician expressed concerns about the relatively new practice of pharmaceutical advertising directly to patients. A quarter of a century later, the United States remains the only country besides New Zealand where DTCA for prescription drugs is completely legal. But it is not free.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations.

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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

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Demystifying Diabetes

What's new in osteoporosis screening and fracture prevention?

A Goal Fulfilled

Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

A Guide to Glaucoma Awareness & Proactive Eye Health

Lung cancer screening in primary care: more pragmatic research needed

Does transitional care management improve outcomes after discharge from the hospital?

Measles, vaccine hesitancy, and the ACIP

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Direct-to-consumer advertising distorts prescription drugs’ benefits and costs

8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

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