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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

Andrew Weil, a well-known integrative medicine physician, states that due to short office visit times, many well-intentioned primary care doctors are forced to prescribe medications, instead of talking about treatments which have fewer side effects, such as nutrition changes.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

You should have the child follow up with their primary care doctor often after about 10 to 14 days on the acid blocking regimen that you prescribed. And I did put it in the title, but it’s what most people call it, and perhaps this was a bridge to education. Use symptoms as your diagnosis. Don’t minimize it.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

A recent study of almost 3 million US patients showed that those who visited primary care were much more likely to receive preventive services : 127% more vaccinations, 122% more colonoscopies, and 75% more mammograms. As shown in the following graph, primary care services amount for only 8.1%

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

I remember walking through San Francisco Airport with Bob, we just happened to be there at similar times, and saying, “Eric and I are thinking about starting a blog.” And the actors were blinded to whether this was a primary care doctor or a chat bot answering them. They had no idea. Bob: Thank you, guys.

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