The Medical Futurist
JUNE 10, 2025
How can these new solutions seamlessly integrate into our lives, our healthcare systems, and our overall health management? Obesity increases the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, it can affect bone health and reproduction, and it also increases the risk of certain cancers. However, they have not yet become widely accessible.
Mesa Family Physician
JUNE 24, 2025
Internists manage a wide range of conditions, including chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as acute issues such as infections or injuries. Family doctor (GP) : Trained to care for patients of all ages—children, adults, and elderly—often including some women’s health and minor procedures.
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Adventures of a Sick Doctor
MARCH 24, 2020
We are aware that many of the people who have died from Covid19 around the world have been healthcare workers. Ideally, every encounter between a healthcare professional and a patient right now would be carried out in the correct PPE. Will a night nurse or a GP go into her house to help her to die well, wearing a full hazmat suit?
Family Medicine Initiative
APRIL 10, 2024
GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well.
BMJ
AUGUST 20, 2021
This could suggest an overall choice in this patient group to avoid interaction with healthcare professionals, or could reflect an inability to seek care brought about by reduced public transport services, reduced family support, or fears of leaving the home.
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