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OCTOBER 22, 2023

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Chronic low back pain referred to the leg (CLBP-L) is common in primary care, debilitating, and expensive. Routine care includes epidural steroid injection (ESI), the effectiveness of which is often limited. There were no adverse events. 001; 95% CI [4.0-18.5]) 18.5]) and 12 (16±20 vs 8±19 points; p=.04;

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 29, 2025

erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. In November 2024, two new RCTs were published that investigated whether atrial fibrillation screening using an ECG is effective. Both showed no significant benefit. Nevertheless, it is recommended in the new ESC guidelines. Here are some insights. What does the new 2024 ESC Guideline recommend?

Screening 130

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Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Plum Health DPC has a primary care solution designed just for you: Embrace the Benefits of Direct Primary Care Direct Primary Care is a membership-based healthcare model that emphasizes a direct relationship between patient and doctor. Perhaps a plan from the Healthcare.gov marketplace?

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Insurance Medical Advice Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is common in primary care; up to 43% patients report residual instability and 21.4% report recurrent sprains after conservative care. Better non-surgical care is needed. Satisfaction with DPT was high; no procedure-related adverse events were reported. to 6.89, P=0.017).

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BMJ

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Borek (Infections & Acute Care Research Group, University of Oxford) Reference: Wanat, M, Boylan, A-M & Borek, A. Value, challenges and practical considerations when designing, conducting and analysing a longitudinal qualitative study in family medicine | Family Medicine and Community Health (bmj.com).

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Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

You might start skipping social events to avoid "unhealthy" foods, skipping meals if your “safe” foods aren’t available, or over-exercising despite injury or illness. When Dieting Takes a Dangerous Turn Some people may believe that if they just try harder, they can lose the weight. But this mindset can lead to dangerous behaviors.

Primary Care Physician 52

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Diabetes Specialization 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access? Some older adults may need access to a structured intensive behavior therapy delivered by a trained primary care clinician.

Management 52

Management Primary Care Physicals Telehealth 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

For each diet, adverse events were infrequent. The first three weeks of each diet were when most blood pressure reduction occurred. The effect of sodium reduction appeared stronger than the effect of the DASH4D diet. also from Johns Hopkins University, said in a statement.

Diabetes 71

Diabetes Internal Medicine Hypertension Clinic 71

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Mild-to-moderate gastrointestinal events were the most common adverse events with orforglipron. From baseline to week 40, the percent change in body weight was −4.5, −5.8, percent with the 3-mg, 12-mg, and 36-mg doses, respectively, and −1.7 percent with placebo.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Clinic Medical Family Practice 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The most common adverse event reported in patients treated with Widaplik was symptomatic low blood pressure. The FDA approval is based on positive results from two international phase 3 trials that compared Widaplik to dual combinations of its component drugs as well as to placebo.

Hypertension 52

Hypertension Diabetes Patients Medical 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

The groups did not have any significant differences in adverse events. Clinical cure at day 14 and no recurrence with or without additional treatment was observed in 78.4 percent of patients receiving FMT and vancomycin, respectively. “FMT even showed a 5.4

Internal Medicine 52

Internal Medicine Hospital Clinic Patients 52

Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 12, 2025

Having Smaller “Mini” Heart Attacks Reduces Your Risk For A Major Event A heart attack of any size indicates existing cardiovascular disease. All heart attacks require urgent medical care to try to prevent complications. The post Common Myths About Blood Pressure and Heart Health appeared first on Imperial Center Family Medicine.

Management 52

Management Family Medicine DO Hypertension 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

percent in indoor activities were seen in counties in Oregon and Washington, respectively, during the wildfire events; increases of 11 and 16 percent were experienced in major cities like Portland and Seattle. Average increases of 10.8

IT 52

IT Family Practice Internal Medicine Primary Care 52

Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 5, 2025

Studies associate the two hours after an episode of rage with a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events. So, look for more humor and playfulness when you can, such as taking the time to share funny moments with friends and family. Finding healthy emotional outlets is essential. Laughter truly is great medicine for the heart.

Management 52

Management Family Medicine DO Hypertension 52

Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. Regularly talking with people you care about may help you avoid the need for antidepressants. But in the meantime, we have a few tips that may help you manage anticipatory anxiety. Reach out anytime.

Primary Care Doctor 52

Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Board-Certified Physicals 52

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

MARCH 14, 2018

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. Insurance is necessary, of course, for the expensive medical events — diseases like cancer, traumas from auto accidents, and major surgeries.

Insurance 52

Insurance Medical Primary Care Government 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Prescribing is the most-used intervention in primary care, and most prescriptions are issued in primary care. Harmful prescription drug-drug interactions (DDI) arise when the effects of one drug change the effect of another drug and increase the risk for an adverse event, including therapeutic failure.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Emergency Room ER Insurance 130

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This measures both acid and non acid reflux events. This is obviously ordered by a gastroenterologist, but But the probe itself measures reflux, and then the patient can press a button for an event monitor. So in the odd, rare scenario where you have a family member being treated for H. First, pancreatitis.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Management Patient-Centered Diagnose 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. Cancer Screening: Challenges with making appointments and getting PAP Smears due to time, employment, transportation, and lack of established primary care provider.

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Diagnosis Screening Transportation Diagnose 130

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. The MedSpa at New South We keep patients looking great with a variety of NON-DPC services offered at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa.

Family Medicine 40

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 13, 2025

While some of these changes are inevitable, many can be managed effectively with early intervention and regular medical care. A primary care physician ( PCP ) can help identify potential health problems and risks, provide preventative measures, and recommend the right screenings or treatments.

PCP 52

PCP PCP Diabetes Primary Care 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

Globally, flooding is the most common type of extreme weather event (EWE) and >500 million children reside in flood zones worldwide. How can events linked to climate change affect children’s mental health? Families also need physical resources such as places to go for shade or to cool down during extreme heat days.

Asthma 52

Asthma Mental Health Illness Chronic Disease 52

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. According to Forbes, adults in the U.S.

Checkup 52

Checkup Medical Family Care Physician Preventive Care 52

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Yes, both are important, but family, faith, work, money and the environment we create matter too. We follow ALL VACCINATION GUIDELINES set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Medicine! My passion is helping mamas [and others] cultivate these habits into their lives. Learn more.","robots":"index","keywords":"skin

Referral 40

Referral Family Medicine DO Primary Care 40

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Eric: Well, what are the odds that two family members focus on a similar topic and do research together? laughter] Alex: We love the family theme. And one person even called the system 75 times and that was just a light-bulb event for me. Welcome, Katie, to the GeriPal podcast. Katie: Thanks for the opportunity. Katie: Awesome.

Community 114

Community Transportation IT PCP 114

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit. and hear about their programs.

Medical Student 40

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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. So kind of from a primary care point of view, the guys are doing okay. He’s in Boston. And Matt brought today’s topic to us.

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

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. And that family was not necessarily a trusted network.

Community 95

Community IT Patient-Centered Primary Care 95

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The SAMHSA defines trauma as an event, series events or set of circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening, with lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional or spiritual. So there’s an event or a series of events.

Patient-Centered 66

Patient-Centered IT Screening Patients 66

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. So they can be referred by their primary care doctor or to us. You can choose comfort-focused care or you can choose to continue chemotherapy. Michele: Yep.

Family 132

Family Families IT Community 132

GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It was like kind of a co op with this common space that different groups could rent for events and meetings and things like that. And I was interviewing candidates for our clinical fellowship and interviewed Alexis, who had been like family medicine doc before, done all kinds of cool things. There was a living room that you could rent.

IT 107

IT Community Patients Family 107

GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

And then, the family, her kids got together, my wife and her brother and sister got together and said, wait a minute, mom did not want this, right? There’s not been literature that I’m aware of that demonstrates how much of this is sort of goal concordant care or not. She has advance dementia. They would be horrified.

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Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

This idea that for critically ill patients in the ICU, geriatric conditions like disability, frailty, multimorbidity, and dementia should be viewed through a wider lens of what patients are like before and after the ICU event was transformative for our two guests today. GeriPal podcast with Linda Fried on frailty.

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Patient-Centered Patients IT Hospital 96

GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

That’s why we do this podcast- to address real world issues in palliative care, geriatrics, and bioethics. Within hours of recording this podcast, I joined a family meeting of an older patient who had multiple medical problems including cancer, and a slow but inexorable decline in function, weight, and cognition.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

And I think that’s what’s important for families to know because everyone wants to stop this disease and roll back the clock to make their loved one better. But all of this has to be understood by the patient and the families and so that they’re comfortable of that. Remember, family member. It’s coherent.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

He’s the founder and leader of the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless program in Toronto, Palliative care physician at St. Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. And this is really traumatic event for his street family and the street community that he knew.

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