Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Vaccines can prevent several respiratory infections, but the uptake is variable. To improve preventive first line healthcare, we need to understand the uptake and perspective of patients on vaccines. The vast majority previously received a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (98.8%, 95% CI: 95.2-99.7, Also, 25.9% (95%CI:19.8-33.2)

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Vaccination Family Doctor Healthcare 130

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

Internal Medicine 130

Internal Medicine GP Family Doctor Primary Care 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 28, 2025

In a 2024 American Family Physician editorial , Dr. Doug Campos-Outcalt reviewed best practices for diagnosis and prevention of measles. Increasing vaccine hesitancy has depressed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates in the affected jurisdictions, making more people vulnerable to the highly contagious illness.

Vaccination 52

Vaccination Family Physician Illness Family 52

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings. What is primary care?

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Medicine 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In two decades of practicing family medicine, I've never seen a patient with measles. As a measles outbreak in West Texas approaches 100 cases and the national percentage of kindergarten-age children who have received measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has fallen below 93% , vaccine conspiracy theory amplifier Robert F.

Vaccination 52

Vaccination Family Medicine DO Hospital 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

News stories have focused on his beliefs about water fluoridation, unpasteurized ("raw") milk, and vaccine safety. Few HHS Secretaries have actually been medical doctors; Dr. Price was the first M.D. State and local governments decide what vaccines to require. Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of HHS this time around.

Vaccination 52

Vaccination Government Screening IT 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 20, 2025

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

Chronic Disease 92

Chronic Disease Diabetes Screening Vaccination 92