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Sun Safety Tips: Protect Skin & Stay Hydrated

Edge Family Medicine

At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely. If you notice any suspicious signs, our team at Edge Family Medicine can help guide you on next steps. Why Edge Family Medicine Cares At Edge Family Medicine , we believe prevention is key. Some medications (e.g.,

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Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms: Early Warning Signs and How to Fix Them

Edge Family Medicine

At Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in identifying and treating nutrient deficiency signs for patients in Upland, Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga. At Edge Family Medicine , we offer personalized evaluations to determine which vitamins your body needs. Book an appointment to receive expert guidance.

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Pilot of Family Medicine Parent Partnership: Supporting mothers with depressive symptoms and promoting child development [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Maternal depression appears to have negative effects on child development (cognitive, language, emotional) in part because of the impact of depressive symptoms on parenting practices and family life, particularly in early childhood. consistent routines, book reading, daily play, etc.)

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Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review

Noreta Family Medicine

Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review Occasionally there are things that happen that reinforce the decisions I’ve made in my career, and this was one of those times! A friend recently gave me the book The Heart of Caring: a life in pediatrics by Mark Vonnegut, MD. He gets it!”

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Caring for the underserved: The National Health Service Corps

The Health Policy Exchange

Forty years ago, Eric Redman's classic book The Dance of Legislation provided a compelling "insider's account" of how the U.S. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population and Intervention: Patients attending an academic family health team who were at risk of COPD-related ED visits were identified and targeted for a QI intervention in which patients saw a COPD Specialist for pulmonary function testing, action plan development, medication review, and education. Risk factors (i.e.,

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

The second part of the book traces the history of the "mind-body split" in medicine, starting with Hippocrates, through the Flexner Report (1910) to the present day. In contrast, he presents the infrequently taught patient-centered interview as a paradigm shift (a la Thomas Kuhn) with the potential to revolutionize medicine.