Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.
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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Common Sense Family Doctor
DECEMBER 14, 2024
Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs.
Mesa Family Physician
JUNE 24, 2025
Internist vs Family Doctor: What’s the Difference? A common comparison is between an internist and a family doctor (or general practitioner). While both provide primary care , there are some key distinctions. Can an Internist Be a Primary Care Provider? Internist : Specializes in adult medicine.
Mesa Family Physician
MAY 8, 2025
Preventive care refers to medical services that focus on early detection, routine screenings, and health counseling. It includes things like vaccinations, blood pressure checks, cancer screenings, and annual physicals. A physical exam , on the other hand, involves a hands-on evaluation by a provider.
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