Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

Women’s health screenings are an essential part of preventive care, yet many people aren’t sure what to expect during these visits—or when the right time is to schedule them. A women’s health check typically includes a review of your medical history, a physical examination, and specific screenings based on your age and risk factors.

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Boulder Medical Center

JUNE 27, 2025

Unlike a routine physical or sick visit, the AWV focuses on health risk assessment, screening, and prevention—not diagnosing or treating new or existing conditions. A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a once-per-year appointment covered by Medicare Part B. The post Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It?

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The USPSTF recommends 1-time screening for AAA with ultrasonography in men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked. (B Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. Outcome Measures: Whether or not a screening study was ordered on the patient per guidelines. cm or larger.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. Among the screened patients, 161 (74%) had negative test results, while 59 (27%) had positive results indicating hearing loss.

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Edge Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely. If you notice any suspicious signs, our team at Edge Family Medicine can help guide you on next steps. Why Edge Family Medicine Cares At Edge Family Medicine , we believe prevention is key. Early detection of skin changes improves outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective Assess how a lecture on HT during a 4-week family medicine (FM) clerkship impacts medical student knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding HT. Screening knowledge was 92% post session, 75% at 3 months, 97% at 6 months, and 75% at 12 months.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Although occupational therapists contribute to the overall improvement of primary care services, their presence in family medicine groups is still limited, mainly due to a lack of knowledge about their role in this practice context. Context: The practice of occupational therapy in primary care is still developing in Quebec and in Canada.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JULY 1, 2025

This means we have the resources to reach out to the populations we manage and offer them immunizations, screening tests and advice without dragging them into the office one by one to do this for them (and bill their insurance for our efforts). But we weren’t staffed to do public health work for entire populations.

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Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

Similar Concepts: Number Needed to Harm ( NNH ) and Number Needed to Screen ( NNS ) are the equivalents for adverse effects and screenings. erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. While I strive to write evidence-based but easy-to-understand articles, I believe the NNT is a research concept every GP should know.

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The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. I stepped down as director of the Robert L.

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Family Medicine Austin

MAY 19, 2025

At Family Medicine Austin, we believe in the power of integrative health assessments to provide personalized physicals that cater to your unique needs. Understanding Integrative Health […] The post Integrative Health Assessments: Family Medicine Austins Approach to Personalized Physicals appeared first on Family Medicine Austin.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A family care doctor can greatly assist your family. Understanding why having a family care doctor is important for all ages and the benefits they provide is crucial. Understanding why having a family care doctor is important for all ages and the benefits they provide is crucial.

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Myriad Genetics

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When Ashley Pantier and her husband decided to start a family, they were young, healthy, and filled with a sense of joyful optimism. We went through the pediatrician, the physical therapist, and none of those people brought up carrier screening. Ashley’s journey to a diagnosis for Christopher probably felt like forever to their family.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session concluded on May 14 at midnight. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 14, 2025

But skipping cholesterol screenings in your 20s and 30s could eventually put you at risk for serious health problems. Here’s why younger adults should prioritize cholesterol screenings. Know Your Baseline Your first cholesterol screening in your 20s or 30s provides a baseline for future test results.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

MARCH 25, 2022

This is why you should schedule regular medical examinations, preferably with your family doctor. The scheduling of medical visits may also depend upon your family's health history. If your family has a history of cancer, you may be given more frequent screenings for the disease.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Greenough’s private cell number; patient advocacy and enhanced coordination with specialists and other health providers; and a comprehensive annual exam with customized screenings for each patient. Outside of her medical practice, Dr. Greenough enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with her family.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

At Center for Family Medicine , we offer free pregnancy screenings. At Center for Family Medicine, we noticed that often pregnant women face several barriers when it comes to getting prenatal care. At Center for Family Medicine, we noticed that often pregnant women face several barriers when it comes to getting prenatal care.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

What exactly is the difference between a lipid panel and a cholesterol screening ? This blog will help you understand basic terms, concepts, and expectations related to cholesterol screenings. Grasping the differences between a cholesterol screening and a lipid panel can help you better interpret your results.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 3, 2025

In today’s reality, with Meaningful Use, ACOs and Patient Centered Medical Homes, we have to screen for various conditions and risk factors, update medication lists, immunizations and family and social history in every single visit. A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication. We also sometimes double book them.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 15, 2024

Less invasive options like prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screens can also be used to help identify the microdeletion. According to a study in Genes (Basel) , cfDNA screens have “a 70–83% detection rate and a 40–50% positive predictive value (PPV) for most associated 22q microdeletions.” Such is the case with the 22q11.2

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

In the two years since publication of the latest American Family Physician review article on osteoporosis , new guidelines and research studies have enhanced management of this common condition. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis. In early 2025, the U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Electronic risk assessment and communication may enhance screening and prevention, but patient perspectives are understudied. Elevated-risk individuals in Arms 2/3 were referred to genetics/screening services. Study design and analysis Our approach was informed by the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV). from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and colleagues reviewed the evidence on screening and interventions for IPV and caregiver abuse among adults. Cynthia Feltner, M.D., Cynthia Feltner, M.D.,

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Doctor Rachel

MARCH 14, 2017

I am a family practice doc who sees teens and 20-somethings daily in my practice. The lack of religious and social community, the loss of family farms, and the increasing isolation of our nuclear families create environments which are less friendly to the happiness and relaxation of teens and adults alike. And I am not alone.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context While poverty is a risk factor for many chronic conditions, when it is recognized by care providers social screening can be used to positively impact patients’ health. Population Studied The study collected data from family physicians, nurse practitioners, and adult patients of the clinic. Of screened patients, 94.4%

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Adding genetic testing to clinical familial hypercholesterolemia screening improves risk assessment, prognosis and helps to guide targeted therapy. Familial hypercholesterolemia is one subset of hypercholesterolemia. Through testing that screened for 11 genetic markers, 67.9% of those with a score of 6-7 and 85.7%

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 13, 2024

Many of us have seen stories in the news about American families on diagnostic odysseys for their children with rare diseases. More and more, doctors, researchers, and families are turning to technologies like AI and even Google to help them decode health symptoms and get on the road to solutions and treatments. None of them.

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East Cary Family Physicians

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

At East Cary Family Physicians , we believe that awareness is the first step in managing your health effectively. Family History: A family history of prostate cancer can significantly increase your risk. This phenomenon often leads to delayed diagnoses and missed opportunities for early intervention.

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Myriad Genetics

MAY 1, 2025

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. That’s how often Chelsea Mulheron finds herself asking women in her clinic about their family history of cancer. Albans, Vermont can be screened for hereditary cancer risk if needed. The screening program has had enormous success.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively.

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Myriad Genetics

APRIL 26, 2024

Healthcare providers recommend annual breast screening with mammography beginning at age 40 for average risk women. For women with dense breasts, additional screening methods such as ultrasound or MRI may be recommended together with mammography to improve cancer detection rates. Dense breast tissue is normal.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 7, 2023

To uncover attitudes and the biggest challenges facing colorectal cancer (CRC) awareness and screening, BGI Genomics today released its State of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Report, marking the first-ever global survey report on the world's third most common cancer.

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Myriad Genetics

OCTOBER 8, 2024

For women with dense breasts, additional screening methods such as ultrasound or MRI may be recommended together with mammography to improve cancer detection rates. “Dense breasts present unique challenges in breast cancer screening, but awareness and proactive management can help mitigate these challenges,” said Dr. .

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