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Between Patients: The Myth of Multitasking

A Country Doctor Writes

A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication. Primary care doctors don’t usually have scheduled blocks of time to read incoming reports, refill prescriptions, answer messages or, what we are told the future will entail, manage their chronic disease populations. Compare this with air safety.

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

The piece quoted below blends the importance of choosing the right, nonjudgmental, words to describe our patients’ symptoms and personalities with the idea that we cannot treat their seemingly physical symptoms without trying to understand the context they arose from. about the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

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How your mental health can affect your physical health

Vida Family Medicine

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. There are many factors that impact our physical health- genetics, environmental exposures, economic resources, and behaviors. Mental health and physical health are completely intertwined.

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. Primary care physicians take it upon themselves to get to know patients in person, which helps them attend to their needs.

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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. That’s where urgent care comes in—a middle ground that’s convenient, affordable, and effective. What is Urgent Care?

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Q&A: Physicians Weigh Improvements in MASLD Treatment Against Gaps in Assessment Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Dr. Fontana and Gitanjali Srivastava, MD , shared their perspectives with PW about current and potential MASLD treatments and their impacts on patient care. Dr. Srivastava: This study is crucial because it provides robust evidence supporting weight loss as a primary intervention for MASLD. PW: Why was it important to do this study?

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Reasons to Manage Your Stress With the Help of a Primary Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Let's take a look at how you can use your primary care doctor to help identify and overcome your stress. How a Primary Doctor Can Help You A primary doctor is one of the best health professionals to talk about your mental and physical health situations with. are about stress-related symptoms.