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Mental Health in Michigan: A Direct Primary Care Approach

Plum Health

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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Primary Care Provider Perspectives at an Academic Medical Center: Are Telemedicine Visits as Effective as In-person Care? [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

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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Why I don’t do “weight loss” as a primary care physician

Vida Family Medicine

This can be disheartening, leading to a cycle of stricter diets, increased frustration, and worse physical and mental health. For some, these behaviors can spiral into an eating disorder—a serious condition that affects both mental and physical health. But this mindset can lead to dangerous behaviors.

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

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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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

Smith, a general internist and professor of medicine and psychiatry at Michigan State University, explains why our medical system consistently prioritizes physical over emotional health and presents some ambitious proposals for how to rectify this harmful disparity. This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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5 Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Did you know that every 6 minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease? Before 2022, it was estimated that 60,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease each year. Of those 60,000 people diagnosed, 10 – 20% were under 50 years old.

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Perception of adult patients with uncontrolled DM type 2 on disease burden, control and on continuous glucose monitoring [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

METHOD/PARTICIPANTS: A 21-item survey questionnaire was mailed to 489 adult patients ages 18-75 with DM type 2 empaneled to 3 primary care clinics, who had hemoglobin A1c of =/>8% and who gave research authorization. RESULTS: Sixteen percent (n=79) completed the survey.

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