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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

How Family Physicians Can Help Address Food Insecurity Family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients, uniquely positioning them to identify food insecurity and connect individuals to vital resources. Park Nicollet Health Services combines nutrition education with SNAP referrals.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

In individuals with celiac disease, gluten intake leads to an immune mediated inflammatory response that damages the small intestine’s mucosal lining, specifically the villi. But if they’re not improving, And that could be a cause for referral to gastroenterology. So celiac disease can cause dyspepsia symptoms as well.

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Anatomy of a Healthy Plate- Guest Blogger Rebecca Gray

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

However, people need to understand what works best for them individually. We follow ALL VACCINATION GUIDELINES set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Medicine! Food has the power to regenerate the new you! The world of diets and dietary theories is complicated and can be overwhelming.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago.

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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? You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Here are the key results.