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5 Questions to Ask Your Family Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

When it's time to go to the doctor, it is important to feel comfortable and confident that they can help you. Whether you're looking for a new primary care family doctor or getting special services, you should have some questions ready. Here are a few questions to ask your family doctor.

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How Often Should You See Your Family Doctor?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

This is why you should schedule regular medical examinations, preferably with your family doctor. When to Consider Special Needs It is important to consider whether anything has changed since your last medical examination. Your physician may also refer you to laboratory tests to check the internal functioning of your body.

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How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines

Noreta Family Medicine

How to Get Rid of Old/Unused Medicines How many unused or expired medicines do you have in your house? As a family doctor, I hear my patients talk about their “medicine cabinet full of old medicines” all the time. Accessed via [link] 3) To get rid of used needles – These require special attention!

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What Is the Difference Between Family and Internal Medicine?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Which Is Better: Internal Medicine or Family Medicine? Family medicine practitioners and internal medicine practitioners—referred to as internists—both practice as physicians. For internists, their education consists of specialized medical care which is not the focus of the education of family doctors.

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Food for thought on food as medicine

Common Sense Family Doctor

Michael Pollan's pithy "eat [real] food, not too much, mostly plants"), and has received positive reviews in publications ranging from NPR to Family Medicine. It discourages intake of processed foods, eschews fad diets, aligns with mainstream nutrition guidance (e.g.,