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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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A family physician's response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Vida Family Medicine

I care deeply about each and every one of my patients, and I do not want a difference in opinion to create a wedge in our relationship. This is relatively easy for straightforward medical decisions like taking an antibiotic for an infection, but becomes complicated during more complex situations.

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

At the Family Medicine office, I observed the close relationships fostered between Dr. Der Simonian and her patients. Before this externship, I was not aware of how comprehensive and broad the breadth of practice of a full spectrum Family Physician truly can be.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? GPs improve chronic disease management, which prevents complications.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

And if you don’t have some of that understanding about how to dissect that and think about it, which I think palliative care doctors are overwhelmingly internists and family physicians who’ve had… Family physicians have had a little bit of psychiatric training. Internists have had none, basically.

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What Is The Best Example Of Preventive Care?

Mesa Family Physician

At Mesa Family Physicians, we firmly believe that preventing health problems before they arise is always preferable to treating them after they’ve developed. These measures are taken after a disease has been diagnosed. They have eradicated or dramatically reduced many diseases that once caused widespread suffering and death.