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3 Tips for Finding a Great Family Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Finding a great family doctor can be a daunting task given the critical role they play in our health and well-being. A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Reach out to us at Hitchcock Family Medicine.

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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

Meanwhile, the estimated time needed to provide guideline-recommended preventive care, chronic disease care, and acute care to a nationally representative panel of 2,500 adult patients is an impossible 26.7 hours per day, with more than one-half of that time (14.1 hours) allocated to preventive care.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

While many patients are familiar with terms like “family doctor” or “primary care,” the field of internal medicine often raises questions: What exactly does an internist do? Internal medicine is a medical specialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. And how does it support preventive care?

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On chronic disease prevention, RFK Jr.'s actions speak louder than words

Common Sense Family Doctor

s agenda, he says, is chronic disease prevention. He wants Americans to eat fewer ultra-processed foods ; to decline long-established childhood vaccines against diseases like the measles, which we never see anymore ; and to drink public water supplies without fluoride, apparently as a boon to the dental profession.

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Can food policy changes make America healthy again?

Common Sense Family Doctor

if confirmed as HHS Secretary, to "go wild on health," it's time to examine the other side of " Make America Healthy Again ": his more mainstream belief that overconsumption of ultra-processed food is the cause of a wide spectrum of chronic health problems. Now that the newly inaugurated President has withdrawn the U.S.