Center for Family Medicine (CFM)
JULY 1, 2025
When sudden illness or injury strikes, knowing whether to head to the emergency room or an urgent care clinic can make all the difference—both in terms of your health and your wallet. While both facilities provide immediate medical attention, they serve very different purposes and handle varying levels of injuries and illness.
StorytellERdoc
JULY 10, 2014
When thinking about emergency room settings, even, one can easily correlate the words of Webster to what one would necessitate to be a situation requiring emergency medical treatment. Instead of providing emergent care, it seems I spend at least half of my emergency room time now playing doctor to chronic illnesses.
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Physician's Weekly
JUNE 24, 2025
“The population over 65, which often suffers the worst impact of respiratory viruses and others, now has the benefit of vaccines that can prevent much of that serious illness,” he said. “Season in and season out,” Schaffner said, “it produces outbreaks of serious respiratory illness that rivals influenza.”
StorytellERdoc
APRIL 23, 2014
My response words--actively thanking him for taking the time to accompany his elderly mother to the Emergency Department--were something I had been saying for the past few years to adult children who accompanied their elder parent to our department. Sam was her only immediate family left. In the past year, she had buried two siblings.
Hitchcock Family Medicine
AUGUST 11, 2023
In fact, there are several ways that a family care physician can save your life. Preventative Care A family physician will have a complete medical history for you and your family. For example, if your family has a history of heart disease, they'll help you learn how to eat a heart-healthy diet to prevent cardiovascular problems.
Noreta Family Medicine
APRIL 17, 2024
What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings. What is primary care?
Center for Family Medicine (CFM)
JANUARY 1, 2025
When you and your child visit the pediatrician , the doctor will do things like measure your child’s height and weight, discuss immunizations that will prevent illness, and provide parents with a platform to ask questions about their children’s physical and mental health. What Happens at Regular Pediatric Check-ups?
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