A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

In primary care it is often necessary to think in terms of including more than our area of interest in our mental picture of our patient. The old paper problem list on the inside left of the chart was by necessity brief, because a page can only hold so much information. I can take both kinds of pictures with my iPhone.

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Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the approaches general practitioners (GPs) use to respond to the treatment burden faced by people with type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS In clinical encounters, GPs used a wide variety of approaches to respond to different aspects of the treatment burden of type 2 diabetes.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

from the Velocity Clinical Research Center at Medical City Dallas, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 trial involving participants with type 2 diabetes treated only with diet and exercise, an HbA1c level of ≥7.0 Abstract/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required) More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 28, 2025

Though value-based health care exists in different flavors, the most successful recipe prioritizes preventive care, physician leadership, innovations that drive quality outcomes, population health management rather than episodic care, and collaboration between physicians, clinicians, primary care, and specialty care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context The primary care practitioners’ (PCP) perceptions of disease given patients’ conditions are reflected in their narrated questions to specialists while using eConsult, an online primary care service.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: 953 community-based primary care clinics in a national network from 25 states across the United States. Population: Adults 18+ years old with ≥1 primary care ambulatory visit in the network from 2012-2020, with at least one high-risk condition (heart, vascular, or chronic kidney disease, or diabetes).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Secondary, cross-sectional data analysis of the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 6), which contained 6252 responses. Of these, there were 3971 respondents with an age between 45 and 85 years and a response for the primary outcome (CRC screening test discussions).

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

If you’ve been diagnosed with an endocrine disorder, like diabetes or an underactive thyroid, or have symptoms that you worry are caused by a hormone imbalance, you may be considering seeing an endocrinologist. People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider.

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The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

is honored for his transformative work, connecting patients with primary care and critical health resources BOSTON, August 15, 2024 – The Physicians Foundation is proud to announce Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., Dr. Oyeyemi founded CHFC, which provides free primary health care throughout Southern New Jersey. Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Widaplik is not to be coadministered with aliskiren in patients with diabetes, and a boxed warning indicates discontinuation of Widaplik during pregnancy. More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Additionally, Widaplik is contraindicated in patients with anuria or known hypersensitivity to other sulfonamide-derived drugs.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

When you’re living with diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis or another hormonal condition, working with the right hormone doctor is crucial for getting the care you need and staying healthy. Even if they don’t have the same condition as you, they can provide information about things like the doctor’s reputation or bedside manner.

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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. These habits are often well-meaning and come from the plethora of inaccurate information that is spread by the media, on the internet, and on social media platforms.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Your dentist might be able to tell that you have conditions like osteoporosis and diabetes just from looking at your mouth, simply because your teeth and the rest of your body are connected. For more information about dental care versus primary care, contact us at Center for Family Medicine.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Early Detection of Health Issues: One of the primary benefits of regular health check-ups is early detection. Many health conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, and certain cancers, can develop with little to no noticeable symptoms in their initial stages.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

More fundamental reform will be needed to address the ubiquitous barriers to care imposed by insurance firms.” More information Harvard Health has more on prior authorization. The post Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals first appeared on Physician's Weekly. Still, some experts remain skeptical.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. Maybe even had come in with a complication.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

MARCH 14, 2018

My son, Zane, has Type 1 diabetes, treatment of which requires frequent blood work. The bill arrived in late January, informing me in no uncertain terms I now owe $219.41. Out of curiosity, I turned to Brighton-based Your Choice Direct Care. Headed by Dr. Chad Savage, direct primary care, or DPC, is insurance-free health care.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. That can be incredibly informative. We’re doing this also through the inpatient portal because we were trying to get as much information in there as possible. Nice to be on.

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Edge Family Medicine

APRIL 10, 2025

Establishing a long-term relationship with a primary care provider can make a profound difference in how effectively your health is managed over time. Why Primary Care Relationships Matter A trusted PCP gets to know you — not just your chart. Preventive Care that Works Primary care is your first line of defense.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. If you could wave a magic wand to change one thing: sleep, blood pressure control, eradicate diabetes, get everybody exercising, what do you think would have the most bang for the buck in terms of dementia reduction? Kristine: Can I say age?

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Definitive Guide to Selecting the Best Primary Care Physician in Michigan Choosing the right primary care physician (PCP) can feel like a daunting task, especially when you're looking for convenience and quality in a bustling state like Michigan. Is Your Primary Care Physician in Michigan Really the Best?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Complications contribute to significant type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) morbidity. While preventable, many fail to receive timely treatment in primary care, leading the most vulnerable to accumulate complications.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This guide will help you understand the different types of clinics and services they offer, so you can make an informed decision about where to seek medical care. Regular visits to a primary care clinic can make a world of difference in your overall health. But when should you consider visiting an urgent care clinic?

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

APRIL 25, 2024

There are also important types of preventive medical care that need to be done as well with your family care physician. who have a primary care provider have 19% lower odds of premature death than those who only see specialists for their care when needed. Preventative care is crucial to your long-term health.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

In reality, GLP-1 receptor agonists have been available for many years for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (Victoza, Trulicity, etc) and for weight loss (Saxenda), while tirzepatide is new in the last few years. There is a lot of information and a lot of marketing out there creating a lot of confusion.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. ” In 27 states and Washington, D.C.,

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. Here’s why everyone is talking about it!

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He was describing his, like, 87 year old grandma who was placed on a low salt diabetic diet. He’s in Boston. Eric 12:21 Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Alex: And joining us via Zoom, we have Charlotta Lindvall, who is a palliative care physician researcher who studies the intersection of natural language processing and communication data at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, where she also works in clinical informatics. The information there and you limit it in that way. Practically?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

And it’s with this information from the geriatric assessment that we can really create interventions, and so that’s something that Alex and I strongly believe that we should move forward with. We have the chemo talks tool posted, so people can go there and click and immediately get the information about this.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

And in my medical training, becoming a primary care doctor, I realized that older adults, women and men were having a lot of these same symptoms. I appreciate that information. You’re trying to include information from symptoms in a population, also in a geriatric population that may have multiple reasons going on.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Is that because they have higher rates of chronic conditions like diabetes, coronary disease, tobacco use, things like that, or is there something else that’s going on? And then if, let’s say they plan to switch to you as their primary care provider, then there are a few steps that you can take.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Why would CBT work for neuropathic pain and diabetes differently than it would work for neuropathic pain and cancer? ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

And, you know, I really leaned in from my perspective as a primary care geriatrician to hearing from what my patients and their family caregivers are asking me for and asking me about, and they’re asking me about how they can prepare. We don’t push any information at them. Hillary or Sarah. Thoughts on that.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

So these folks who are taking it for the first time are going to be part of the new information that we have. And many people, many geriatricians and colleagues are going to be participating in databases where we collect information about people who are on these drugs. Sharon: Yeah, they have to understand the risks.

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