BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Reference: Benson J , Sexton R , Dowrick C , et al, Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic As we face the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, doctors, and particularly general practitioners and family doctors (GPs), answer the call to serve in time-pressured, unfamiliar, chaotic, and often-traumatic environments.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

That has placed them in the rare company of becoming one of the Top Fifteen Under 15 businesses in our community. Family Physicians of St. Direct Primary Care is owned and operated by Doctors Michael Eggebrecht, Leanne Mancini, Allison Meadows, and James Gendernalik. Joseph, P.C., Anchored at 147 Peace Boulevard in St.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 8, 2025

A current exhibit at Harvard University’s Countway Library highlights the social activism of former medical school and public health faculty. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal agency sponsor of the USPSTF’s sister panel, the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF), was forced to lay off 10% of its work force.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

From 2016 to 2021, the percentage of screening colonoscopies performed by family physicians decreased from 11.3% to 6.7% , and less than 2% of board-certified family physicians report performing colonoscopy in their practices. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

Triptans can cause vasospasm, so they are contraindicated in patients with coronary artery disease, cardiovascular disease, and peripheral artery disease and should not be used in combination with ergot alkaloids. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

A cross-sectional study of Kaiser Permanente patients ages 50 to 75 years who completed a social needs survey in 2020 found that those who reported severe financial strain, severe social isolation, and severe food insecurity were statistically twice as likely to not be up to date on CRC screening than other patients. ** This post first appeared on (..)

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

The comparative benefits and cost effectiveness of this prevention strategy vs fracture risk assessment and treating women at increased risk remains to be seen. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

A 2019 AFP editorial provided more guidance for estimating and having conversations about life expectancy with older patients. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 2, 2025

Just one day after getting Ale settled at home, I left to serve the community at IntegrisHealth Baptist as an acute care surgeon for a week, came home for one day and then was off for a four-day band trip with my two youngest as chaperone and band doctor—to fulfill my other name as Mom.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

to 3.33, indicating that even the most pragmatic studies fell well short of simulating conditions in community settings. A subgroup analysis suggested that multistep interventions targeting multiple barriers may be more effective than single-step ones. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Also, a systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 studies (including 11 randomized trials) published since 2012 found that post-discharge contacts (mostly telephone calls) within 7 days of discharge had no effects on 30-day emergency department use or hospital readmissions compared with usual care. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. (..)

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 28, 2025

According to the Federal Register notice, the agenda includes recommendation votes on meningococcal vaccines, chikungunya vaccines, and RSV vaccines for adults , as well as “an update on the current [Texas/New Mexico] measles outbreak.” ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. since last week.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

Psychology Today maintains a national directory of therapists with training in CBT for gambling disorder. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. Effective treatments include referral to self-help groups such as Gamblers Anonymous , group or individual cognitive behavioral therapy , motivational interviewing, and naltrexone.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Although the results of these trials can be interpreted as favoring early TAVI in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, more studies are needed to ensure that the “paradigm shift” toward early intervention is based on good evidence rather than surgical preference. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

However, the DTCA bill has repeatedly died in every Congress since 2019, and executive action on DTCA would almost certainly prompt a First Amendment court challenge by pharmaceutical companies. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

Most family physicians have at some point heard the old saw "jack of all trades, master of none," which I have come to view as less insulting than is usually intended. Another Health Affairs study documented that the percentages of residency programs with rural and FQHC training sites rose from 6.2% in 2023-24.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

While I'm grateful for subspecialists who alleviate pain, rescue patients who are unable to breathe on their own, manage complicated fractures, and replace worn-out hips and knees, the gap between the number of family doctors we need and the number we have keeps getting wider. growth in the U.S.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

Nonetheless, its work has often been politically unpopular and unheralded outside of a small community of health services researchers and patient advocates. Sadly, when all medical waste is somebody's income, there is little enthusiasm in the medical-industrial complex or on Capitol Hill in allocating the $3 trillion the U.S.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 20, 2025

For decades, five independent scientific advisory panels made evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services, community preventive services, newborn screening tests, infection prevention, and immunizations. The systematic unraveling of our vaccine infrastructure endangers our freedom to protect ourselves and our communities.

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