A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

A sore knee or an annual physical are like a closeup or a panorama. My system lets me choose whether to import everything or essentially nothing from the patient’s past medical history. And the past medical history reminds me of a bag person, dragging around everything they own in a stolen supermarket shopping cart.

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Edge Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Key Tips for Effective Chronic Disease Management Follow Your Treatment Plan Taking medications as prescribed, monitoring your symptoms, and regularly visiting your doctor are essential for managing your condition. Stay Physically Active Engaging in regular physical activity can help manage symptoms and improve overall well-being.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

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. However, one large factor in physical health that patients often ignore is mental health.

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Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids

JUNE 23, 2025

Don’t wait, call 911 or seek immediate medical care. During hot and humid days, it’s not uncommon to experience headaches, but some might be warning signs of more serious heat-related illness. From all of us at Family Physicians of Cedar Rapids, stay cool, stay hydrated, and don’t ignore what your body is trying to tell you.

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Center for Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2025

Easing arthritis pain is easier said than done, but is possible with natural and medical treatments. Medication and physical therapy If lifestyle changes cannot reduce pain significantly, pain management is a useful tool. Use pain medication wisely, considering any current medication or preexisting health conditions.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

There, as medical director, I had a friend and ally in the behavioral health director, and both our departments underwent years of rapid growth. The organization now employs a single psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management. 16 years ago I was a newcomer, at age 56, in the northernmost part of Maine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data are pulled from each systems’ Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) database via centralized R code. Outcome Measures: Prevalence estimates for 20 health conditions that address mental illness, chronic physical health conditions, substance use disorder, maternal and child health, and firearm injury.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 26, 2025

A patient appointment for a physical could yield a cancer suspicion or diagnosis. An appointment for chest pain could lead to an intervention for domestic violence. A quick visit for a skin rash could land a high school senior in the hospital for a leukemia workup. And sometimes because you hear, see or palpate something suspicious.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is associated with improved access and engagement in mental health services and mental and physical health patient outcomes. Context Primary care must address the complex needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions, given 40% of patients seen in primary care have behavioral health needs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Persistent and distressful sexual problems are defined as female sexual dysfunction (FSD),, which can increase the risk of physical and emotional health problems. The causes of FSD include multiple biopsychosocial, cultural and interpersonal factors.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Participants praised the high-fidelity environment and the ability to interact with objects in the space, while 29 percent reported negative physical sensations (headaches, eye strain, dizziness, nausea) and challenges with blurry vision (54.8 While roughly half still reported negative physical sensations (45.5 Barreto, Ph.D.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is a model in which medical and behavioral health providers work together to provide whole person care, usually in primary care settings. Despite success in some community health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers, IBH is not widely implemented in other settings.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

±14.0), impaired physical (28.5±8.3) health-related QoL (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form), and high opioid dose (177±1,041 MME/day), without statistically significant between-group differences at baseline. years old; mean±SD), with long-standing, impactful CLBP: moderate average pain (Brief Pain Inventory: 6.1±1.6)

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Read on for an overview of medications used to treat high blood pressure, along with lifestyle changes that can enhance the effectiveness of these medications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Read on for an overview of medications used to treat high blood pressure, along with lifestyle changes that can enhance the effectiveness of these medications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The implementation of a public primary care telephone consultation service provided by occupational therapists and physical therapists was identified as a promising strategy to help better meet population needs and reduce the use of other costly services (e.g.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 6, 2023

Regular physical activity is one of the most effective ways to promote health and well-being and reduce chronic disease risk. However, many Americans fall short of the amount of regular physical activity needed to reap these benefits.

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The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Smartphone apps now include a variety of self-management tools for weight loss, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Food and Drug Administration recently moved to regulate health apps that act as medical devices (e.g.,

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

For the first time, a study examined perceived neighborhood walkability, physical activity, and obesity indicators on a national level, finding that people who lived in walkable neighborhoods were more likely to be physically active and have lower BMIs—but this association differed among Black, Hispanic, and Asian populations.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 12, 2023

Physicists and bioengineers can manipulate magnetically driven guidewires by using remote magnetic steering with scope for minimally invasive medical procedures.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Policy solutions require insight into complex patterns of training from medical school graduation through specialty training into PC careers. Population Studied: US physicians who graduated from medical school 2001-2015. Context: Shortages of primary care (PC) physicians threaten access, quality, and equity in US healthcare.

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

A women’s health check typically includes a review of your medical history, a physical examination, and specific screenings based on your age and risk factors. If you’re new to a provider, you might hear terms like establish care visit or new patient visit vs annual physical. What Is a Women’s Health Check?

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Researchers are calling for a National Physical Activity Plan to encourage greater levels of physical activity among Australian children following dismal results in the 2022 Active Healthy Kids Australia (AHKA) Report Card.

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Edge Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

To stay ahead of it: Drink 8–10 ounces of water before being outdoors Sip every 15–20 minutes during physical activity Start your day with a glass of water—even before coffee [ Cal OES ] Eat Water-Rich Foods Many fruits and vegetables are over 90% water and help hydrate naturally. Balance water with food and electrolytes.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower risks for hospitalization for nine of the 25 most common reasons for hospitalization, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in JAMA Network Open.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

Understanding Preventive Health Services: The Foundation of Wellness Preventive health services encompass medical care specifically designed to prevent illnesses, detect conditions early, and promote overall wellness.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: As academic medical centers purposefully integrate telemedicine visits into primary care, efficacy studies are needed to appropriately guide resource allocation and triage processes. Instrument: Providers randomly received an electronic medical record (EMR)-embedded survey in approximately 10% of telemedicine visits.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 12, 2025

On October 6, 2017, a van loaded with medical supplies departed from the Health Center, bound for the local airport. Sometimes, they push us to cross physical, emotional, or ethical boundaries—to reach those in need or to avoid being complicit through inaction.

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 23, 2023

The amount of time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity every day is linked to midlife brain power, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 23, 2025

Although we know sleep is essential to our physical and mental well-being, it remains an incredibly enigmatic behavior, scientifically speaking. Researchers at the University of Michigan, however, may have developed a new hypothesis to account for one of sleep's looming mysteries.

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NPR Health - Shots

JULY 26, 2022

Amazon is buying One Medical, a primary care practice. The tech giant has already stepped into the health care world, but experts said this is a big step to expand Amazon's physical health presence. Image credit: Michael Sohn/AP)

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Medical Xpress

JANUARY 23, 2023

Higher levels of daily physical activity are associated with reduced susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections such as the common cold, suggests a study of 104 Polish children published in Pediatric Research.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society of 5,589 US adults aged 65 years and older, persistent pain was common and was linked to meaningful declines in physical function and well-being over 7 years.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

In medical practice, vital signs have traditionally focused on four primary measurements , namely body temperature, pulse rate, breathing rate and blood pressure. This is why someone’s looks might not correspond to their chronological age, and this is a factor in medical assessments as well.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 16, 2023

A new study from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine found patients with mental or physical illness were able to successfully adhere to exercise regimes despite previous thinking, resulting in decreased suicide attempts.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Physical illnesses such as obesity and chronic pain are affected, but mental disorders show the most significant association, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and depression.

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