Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively. The USPSTF also has endorsed screening most adults for anxiety disorders and unhealthy drug use.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

We are dedicated to staying connected with our patients, ensuring they are up-to-date with follow-up appointments, preventive screenings, referrals, medication refills, and any other care needs. patients have easy access to their family doctor. At Noreta Family Medicine, we believe communication should be simple and direct.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 15, 2025

The topic: "The Great Debate of the 21st Century: To PSA screen or not to screen." By the time I was re-invited in 2021, my academic interests had drifted away from prostate cancer screening, so I declined. You can read my full editorial on PSA screening in the January issue of American Family Physician.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

While many patients are familiar with terms like “family doctor” or “primary care,” the field of internal medicine often raises questions: What exactly does an internist do? Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors. Internist vs Family Doctor: What’s the Difference?

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

The US Preventive Services Task Force , the American Academy of Family Physicians , and the American College of Chest Physicians recommend annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening for adults 50 to 80 years of age who have at least a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have smoked within the past 15 years.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 16, 2025

is one of only a few countries in the world that relies on colonoscopy as a primary method of screening for colorectal cancer (rather than reserving it for the evaluation of people who test positive on stool-based screenings). But an analysis published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicates that it does not.

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StorytellERdoc

JULY 17, 2020

As the cardiologist and our ER team continued with resuscitation efforts, I went to the family room to speak to this patient's wife. His wife saw the stillness of his heart on our black-and-white screen. The family doctor was called. Now, though, I try to offer this option to a family member if the situation allows.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Therefore, family physicians are trained to do minor surgical procedures in the office, care for kids and adults, provide various GYN services, among many other comprehensive services for patients. I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 27, 2025

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. For these families, the healthiness of food may not be their top priority. In a recent statement , the U.S.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Several years ago, during the first Trump administration, I excoriated the then-nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services , orthopedic surgeon Tom Price, for his poor understanding of cancer screening. s views on cancer screening. President-elect Trump has stated that he plans to nominate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 20, 2025

For decades, five independent scientific advisory panels made evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services, community preventive services, newborn screening tests, infection prevention, and immunizations. Even worse, the study’s existing data are at risk. I wrote a Medscape commentary about current threats to the U.S.

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