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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

There, as medical director, I had a friend and ally in the behavioral health director, and both our departments underwent years of rapid growth. If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there.

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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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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

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

Plum Health

Life happens fast, and sometimes, so do medical issues. 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.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

Should you check in with your primary care physician or skip that step and go to a specialist, assuming your physician will send you there anyway? But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. On the drive home, it’s swelling and painful.

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

Physician's Weekly

They also nicely summarize drugs in development for MASLD and how various medications work in different ways to benefit the liver. MASLD is the leading reason for referral to a hepatologist in many US medical centers. The authors also talk about how some of the newer medications appear to confer benefit without any weight loss.