Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

So, which patients should get them first? Patients ask me these questions fairly often, so I know it’s important for GPs to know the key facts. Yes, one year after stopping the medication, patients regain ½ – ⅔ of their previous weight loss: What are other clinical benefits? What are the true benefits and side effects?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background: Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. Disease-level and patient-level outcomes were mainly reported, while only three studies system-level outcomes. 13 of 15 included studies showed positive results in managing comorbidity.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 29, 2025

Complications Loss of nail (temporary), hematoma recurrence (common), infection, pain, and not recognizing a fracture. Avoid sudden movements in children and anxious patients by making the intervention invisible (work through the fibers of a gauze). Here are short videos on trephination with electrocautery and with a needle.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. 46,844 patients were diagnosed with diabetes during study period. Study Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Although studies have shown that more temporally regular (TR) primary care visits are associated with improved patient outcomes, none have examined what clinic staff can do to encourage greater TR visits. RESULTS Themes emerged regarding best ways to promote regular follow-up of patients with chronic conditions.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 6, 2025

This health condition has no apparent symptoms, so doctors must conduct blood pressure readings to diagnose patients. Doctors encourage patients with hypertension to exercise, stop smoking, limit alcohol intake, and lose weight. Doctors can also help patients manage chronic diseases to prevent further complications.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: FITs are an accepted method of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and patients’ preferences and difficulties are unknown. FITs would save nearly as many lives as colonoscopy with far fewer complications. FIT manufacturers should develop very clear directions for patients. Multiple FITs are available in the U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The availability of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device has significantly impacted its management; whether it would be a useful tool to engage patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2 in their care, is unclear. However, 49% worried about the future and possibility of serious complications.

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

JANUARY 24, 2022

Many patients do not recognize elevated blood pressure as it can be subtle such as intermittent vision change or headaches. Some patient’s remain asymptomatic and are made aware at dental offices or when they use the blood pressure machines at the local grocery store. What are some of the complications from having hypertension?

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Center for Family Medicine

MAY 14, 2025

A study in rheumatology found that osteoarthritis patients taking curcumin reported significant pain relief and improved function. Certain supplements may interact with medications, making professional guidance essential to avoid complications. The compound has anti-inflammatory effects.

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Vida Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Long-Term Complications of PCOS PCOS is associated with several long-term health complications. These complications can often be avoided or reduced with early diagnosis and management. Early diagnosis and management can help prevent complications and improve your quality of life.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital. Mental health and physical health are completely intertwined.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

By Paul Amendola, Executive Director, VecnaCares Reference: Bartlett L , Avery L , Ponnappan P , et al, Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000845.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients. Is that right, Soo? Soo 00:32 Thanks.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is when the patients have severe symptoms that persist and cause long term issues.

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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

At Edge Family Medicine, we prioritize early detection to give our patients the best chance at a healthy life. By identifying health issues in their initial stages, patients can make informed decisions and act promptly. Why Choose Edge Family Medicine for Preventive Screenings?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People with serious mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk of complications and earlier death from comorbid chronic diseases, compared with patients without mental illness.

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 13, 2025

These conditions can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and other serious complications. During check-ups, patients should ask primary care providers about current blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The post Men Over 50: 3 Common Health Problems To Ask Your PCP About appeared first on Center for Family Medicine - Sherman Texas.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

For Mesa residents dealing with these ongoing health challenges, regular visits to Mesa Family Physicians ensure that your condition remains well-controlled and complications are minimized. Our team at Mesa Family Physicians specializes in geriatric medicine, addressing the complex health needs that can arise with aging.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: 1) Demonstrate the feasibility of collecting data from prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) for population health reporting, 2) analyze trends in PDMP and electronic health record patient data relative to CDC guidelines and 3) identify use of patient-centered measures for pain management in primary care.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

The Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover a wide range of preventive services without patient cost-sharing. Dr. James Martínez, family medicine physician at Community Health Partners, explains: “Preventive care represents one of the most powerful tools we have in medicine.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

As a primary care physician, I am asked about these medications at least once a day, either by a patient, a colleague, a family member, friend, or acquaintance. As most of you know, I follow a Health at Every Size® approach to the care of my patients. We discuss the patient's goals and expectations.

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Vida Family Medicine

JANUARY 4, 2022

to take care of ourselves and prevent disease, or to treat disease when we catch it early than it is to treat a more complicated health problem. For many patients without health insurance, or even those with insurance, this can be a challenge. Our health is our most important asset and we all want to take care of our health!

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 7, 2025

Some healthcare providers may recommend yearly screenings for patients with high cholesterol or underlying cardiovascular issues. Schedule Your Cholesterol Screening Today Routine cholesterol testing allows early detection and better control of high cholesterol before complications arise.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: One of the major complications of the COVID pandemic is the development of long COVID, defined as COVID symptoms persisting for more than 3 months. Outcome Measures: Proportions of patients with and without long COVID who reported a history of various medical issues and COVID vaccination status. Intervention: None.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2022

I want to respond to the many strong emotions and fears expressed by many of my patients regarding the recent Supreme Court decision overturning of the Roe v. I try as much as possible to avoid political and polarizing topics with my patients because I recognize that we all have different beliefs, and that is okay.

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

Early data on efficacy in patients with anxiety and demoralization are promising. Two of our guests today, Stacy Fischer and Brian Anderson, are involved in large multicenter trials of psychedelics for patients with advanced cancer (Fischer) or life-limiting illness (Anderson). Research is exploding. You’ve been trained?

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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Regular physical exams at Edge Family Medicine are essential for maintaining your health and well-being. At Edge Family Medicine , we prioritize early detection to provide timely care and prevent complications. The post The Importance of Regular Physical Exams appeared first on Edge Family Medicine.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Chrissy Kistler, who is a geriatrician researcher in the Department of Family Medicine and Vision of Geriatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. We got a call tonight, I’m on call, nurse says one of my nursing home hospice patients started to have some foul smelling urine.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? Patients who know their GP for over 15 years decrease acute hospital admissions by 28%, out-of-hours services by 30%, and even their risk of dying by 25%.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

Alex 00:07 We are delighted to welcome Peter Selwyn, who is a family medicine and palliative medicine doctor and chairman of the Department of Family and Social Medicine and director of the Palliative Care Program at Montefiore E instein and author of Surviving the the Personal Journey of an AIDS Doctor.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

The sub-headline from a Medscape news article said it all: "Anesthesiology Still Hot, Family Medicine Is Not." Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department.

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