Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

A novel, portable assay can deliver TB diagnoses in under an hour at low cost using samples of blood, saliva, or sputum, according to a recent study. This rapid and inexpensive lab-in-tube assay approach thus represents one means to address the need for point-of-care TB diagnostics useable in low-resource settings,” the authors concluded.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Paul, a direct primary care physician here in the Detroit, Michigan. I've seen firsthand the challenges people face when it comes to accessing quality mental health care. That's why I'm excited to talk about how direct primary care can offer a solution. This means they can provide personalized care and support.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Mental health conditions have increasing prevalence, co-occurrence, and high management burden within primary care settings. Setting: De-identified EMR data from 1,574 primary care providers participating in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN). spec 88.7, and NPV 95.7

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Objective To introduce the novel approach of using a T-Connector between a patient’s HBPM and their physician’s office sphygmomanometer to permit a simultaneous blood pressure reading.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: As academic medical centers purposefully integrate telemedicine visits into primary care, efficacy studies are needed to appropriately guide resource allocation and triage processes. Practice settings included general primary care, senior care, concierge care, urgent care, and employer-based care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Integrated Primary Care (IPC) has increased due to increased demand for behavioral health services. Results: Seven themes were identified: Eurocentrism-Americanism, cultural alignment, structural inequity, patient-first wellness-centered approach, cultural framework, relationship dynamics, and systemic outlook.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These tests are primarily evaluated in secondary care (SC) before they are introduced into primary care (PC). Setting or Dataset: Primary care. Context: It takes an average of nine years to develop new diagnostic tests. Test evaluation in PC is costly and time-intensive. Consensus was determined at 70% agreement.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective(s): This research explores patient navigation between primary care and specialty care to facilitate treatment completion in a health care system. Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

AUGUST 9, 2023

” Sounds a lot like Direct Primary Care, doesn’t it? Meanwhile, if you were a member of a Direct Primary Care practice, like Direct Doctors, your visit would be free with your monthly membership fee (which averages $85 for adults). Upfront pricing. No appointments, and no insurance needed.” Or does it!?

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 29, 2025

ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline (2023): “It is not yet established that patients at high risk of developing AF by a validated risk score benefit from screening.” Conclusion: Most guidelines do not recommend atrial fibrillation screening for asymptomatic, older patients. Nevertheless, it is recommended in the new ESC guidelines.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! As a result, doctors often end up referring the patient somewhere else if they do not immediately know the answer.

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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. Gaining insight on disease perception of this group would be helpful.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This ideally should be detected in primary care, since most specialist follow-up care for breast cancer is discontinued after five years. While echocardiography is the gold standard to diagnose LVSD, its limited accessibility in primary care poses challenges.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

JUNE 2, 2025

Some of the best entry-level healthcare jobs in Hamden, CT include: Medical administrative assistant: These employees perform crucial administrative tasks , from scheduling patients’ procedures and updating patients’ medical records to keeping the exam rooms stocked. Completion of a medical assisting program is required.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 1, 2025

A patient with a history of headaches is brought by ambulance to the emergency department for the abrupt onset of weakness and decreased sensation in their left arm and leg. million primary care visits annually and are the fifth most common reason for emergency department visits” in the United States. A code stroke is called.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To develop and externally validate a simple risk score for influenza diagnosis based only on vaccination history and patient-reported symptoms. Outcome measures: In each study patient-reported symptoms were recorded and PCR used to diagnose influenza. Calibration was excellent.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

The first few chapters discuss the problems with mental health care in the U.S. Dr. Smith shares the stories of several patients he met during residency and his early years in practice who illustrate the bad outcomes that accompany not attending to patient's emotions and focusing solely on their physical problems.

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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. Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating endocrine system disorders. What is an Endocrinologist?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 24, 2023

[link] In this Infectious Disease Rafael Medina Subspecialty Episode, Dr. Navila Sharif presents a case to Dr. Natasha Spottiswoode of a patient presenting for fevers and chills.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Your Connecticut-based primary care doctor is a good place to start, as they understand your health history and can refer you to a trusted hormone doctor that specializes in your condition. This lets you know that they are an expert in diagnosing and treating hormone conditions.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether you are showing signs of a vascular concern, have been diagnosed with a disease, or are striving to prevent a vascular illness from occurring in the future, a vascular ultrasound can give your healthcare provider a clear image of how well blood is flowing to the organs and tissues throughout your body.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

While nearly 10,000 US adults are diagnosed with the disease each year, the survey results indicate that more needs to be done to educate the public about testicular cancer, particularly among younger men. We are fortunate in testicular cancer that the vast majority of patients are diagnosed at an early stage,” said Dr. Dason.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

They can provide essential medical care, help you coordinate ongoing treatments, and serve as important support throughout your life. According to Healthcare IT News, however, less than 68% of Millennials have a primary care physician. Provide Supportive Care Family care doctors can also provide emotional and mental support.

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BMJ

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

doi: 10.1136/fmch-2021-001139 Prediabetes, a health condition with blood sugar levels higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes, increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In the US, about 11% of people with prediabetes will progress to type 2 diabetes annually.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 20, 2025

They support patients and clinical staff by handling the essential administrative tasks that keep healthcare facilities running smoothly. As a medical office assistant, some of your day-to-day responsibilities may include: Greeting and checking in patients. Confirming patients’ insurance coverage. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 19, 2020

Dr. Austin Rezigh Austin Rezigh is a third-year internal medicine, primary care track resident at the University of Colorado. The patient disclosed that he had recently consumed large amounts of calcium carbonate for his abdominal pain, and he was diagnosed with the milk alkali syndrome. calcium carbonate).

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Alex 00:09 We are delighted to welcome S oo Borson, who is a primary care oriented geriatric psychiatrist. Who do we have with us today?

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. If you have struggled with your relationship with food- you are not alone!

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 26, 2025

At Vida Family Medicine, I’ve helped hundreds of patients improve their blood sugar without extreme dieting or cutting out the foods they love. Pre-diabetes is a condition where your blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as type 2 diabetes. What is Pre-Diabetes? The main culprit?

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Imperial Center Family Medicine’s blood pressure management specialists have extensive experience helping patients gain control of this dangerous yet manageable condition.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications. Imperial Center Family Medicine’s blood pressure management specialists have extensive experience helping patients gain control of this dangerous yet manageable condition.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Compare the incidence of post-COVID conditions (PCC) by pre-pandemic diagnosed by the type of disability. Study Design and Analysis: This is a retrospective observational study of primary care visits during the 2019-2022 study period. 95% CI 0.51, 0.7) 95% CI 0.51, 0.7)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Current research on post-COVID-19 conditions, or "long-COVID", has focused on hospitalized COVID-19 patients, and often lacks a comparison group. Research about PCC among non-hospitalized patients is emerging. In primary care, several symptoms of PCC (e.g.,

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X” – and I have absolutely no idea what X is. In this context, we’re excited to hear from infectious disease experts and nephrologists about updates in the care of older adults. Summary Transcript Summary.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. We address: What is coaching? How does it differ from therapy? From Beth Israel and UNC.

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