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3 Things to Tell Your Primary Doctor During Your First Appointment

Hitchcock Family Medicine

This includes past surgeries, chronic illnesses, and any medications you are currently taking. Genetic Health Problems Secondly, inform your doctor about your family's medical history. Genetics can play a significant role in the identification and management of health conditions. According to Forbes, U.S.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Okah is a family medicine clinician and NRSA research fellow at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and she studies the association between the use of race in medical decision-making and beliefs regarding the etiology of disparities in health outcomes. His team found that 1.5%