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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

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? Internist vs Family Doctor: What’s the Difference? A common comparison is between an internist and a family doctor (or general practitioner).

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

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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RFK Jr. and vaccine politics

Common Sense Family Doctor

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. Few HHS Secretaries have actually been medical doctors; Dr. Price was the first M.D.

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On chronic disease prevention, RFK Jr.'s actions speak louder than words

Common Sense Family Doctor

He wants Americans to eat fewer ultra-processed foods ; to decline long-established childhood vaccines against diseases like the measles, which we never see anymore ; and to drink public water supplies without fluoride, apparently as a boon to the dental profession. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s