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Visiting a Health Clinic for Women’s Health Screenings

Mesa Family Physician

Women’s health screenings are an essential part of preventive care, yet many people aren’t sure what to expect during these visits—or when the right time is to schedule them. A women’s health check typically includes a review of your medical history, a physical examination, and specific screenings based on your age and risk factors.

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Well-being Investment: Restorative Sleep - Foundation of Self-Care

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

(NEW) TLDR at the bottom* Welcome back to our series on physical well-being investments. Limit bed activities to sleep and intimacy—no screens, books, or work in bed to signal your brain it's time to sleep. Screen time: Limit 1–2 hours before bed. How challenging that can be in this line of work!

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Why are So Many Teens and 20-Somethings Today Anxiety-Ridden?

Doctor Rachel

Loss of community connection and support In my book BodyWise , I write about the challenging mismatch between our physiology — which was designed for humans living thousands of years ago — and our culture and environment. Reducing screen time, as best you can, at all ages of development, is key to reducing anxiety.

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Here We Go Again

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

I opened my diary (an actual physical book, not Outlook) and the silver ribbon is firmly stuck in the week of Wednesday 22nd May. It was me, my liver, up on that screen, with a blob of stuff in it that shouldn't be there. I am catching up on various emails and tasks that I have been ignoring for the past few weeks.

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5 things you can do to improve your health that have nothing to do with dieting

Vida Family Medicine

There is a lot of conflicting and inaccurate information out there about nutrition, so in many cases these patients end up following a fad diet or excessively restricting their intake which can actually backfire and worsen their health, both mentally and physically. based on when they know they will need to wake up in the morning.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. How to screen for hearing loss. And one of the parts of that was actually doing physicals for the students and putting them in job placements.

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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

GeriPal

The many arguments, theories, & approaches across settings and conditions are explored in detail in the book they edited, “ Intentionally Interprofessional Palliative Care ” (discount code AMPROMD9). social worker, chaplain), everyone should be able to ask a question or two about spiritual concerns, social concerns, or physical concerns.

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