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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? Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors. Many wonder: What does an internal medicine doctor do?

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

Common Sense Family Doctor

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. Diabetes is a big problem. Kennedy, Jr.'s

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Can food policy changes make America healthy again?

Common Sense Family Doctor

s conspiracy-fueled positions on childhood vaccines and fluoridated drinking water make him unqualified to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Shortly after Donald Trump because the only politician since Grover Cleveland to be re-elected to a non-consecutive second Presidential term, I discussed why Robert F.