The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Misplaced Training Dollars: Lack of funding for community-based training impacting the primary care physician pipeline Hospital-based graduate medical education (GME) receives significantly more funding than community-based programs, a disparity linked to fewer new primary care physicians entering the workforce.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 15, 2025

The topic: "The Great Debate of the 21st Century: To PSA screen or not to screen." By the time I was re-invited in 2021, my academic interests had drifted away from prostate cancer screening, so I declined. You can read my full editorial on PSA screening in the January issue of American Family Physician.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

MARCH 25, 2022

Preventive care is one of the most important aspects of maintaining good health. Seeking care from a primary care physician instead of a specialist can also be beneficial in terms of reducing your medical expenses. If your family has a history of cancer, you may be given more frequent screenings for the disease.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of vision screenings, especially during Glaucoma Awareness Month, and how they play a crucial role in preserving your eyesight. Regular vision screenings are essential to catch glaucoma early, allowing for timely intervention and the preservation of vision.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

They can provide essential medical care, help you coordinate ongoing treatments, and serve as important support throughout your life. According to Healthcare IT News, however, less than 68% of Millennials have a primary care physician.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Michael Garshick discusses recently published recommendations for cardiovascular risk screening for patients with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. Patients who routinely see dermatologists or rheumatologists for psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis may inadvertently miss primary care visits, leaving key cardiovascular risk factors unaddressed.

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The Health Policy Exchange

OCTOBER 21, 2020

primary care physicians accept Medicare, and Medicare enrollment has been associated with improvements in age-specific mortality relative to peer nations. fewer cancer screenings, more conservative prescribing of statins) or declining to cover some beneficial but very expensive therapies. He pointed out that 93% of U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The US Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) recommends one-time Hepatitis C screening for all adults and routine periodic screening for higher-risk individuals and treatments are available that can cure more than 95% of people with Hepatitis C. and higher rates of primary care physicians per 100,000 (53.9

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

The Hidden Benefits of Regular Check-ups You Might Be Missing Many residents of Mesa and the surrounding Arizona communities don’t realize that preventive care goes far beyond just “checking the box” for your annual physical.

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Center for Family Medicine

JUNE 13, 2025

A primary care physician ( PCP ) can help identify potential health problems and risks, provide preventative measures, and recommend the right screenings or treatments. Prostate cancer, on the other hand, often has no early symptoms but can be detected through screening.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Why Do I Need a Primary Care Physician? Can’t I just go to urgent care when I’m sick? I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen a patient and discovered additional diagnoses after they had been to urgent care. I have kept up my board certification since then.

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Know Your Values: Please go see your primary care physician to get blood tests done. These lab “values” will help you to understand your health and get on to the right health plans with your physician. Cholesterol, sugars, kidney, liver and electrolytes are typically screened during annual wellness visits.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Whether you’re in Detroit , where fast access to care is crucial, or in the quieter town of Corunna , where personalized attention makes all the difference, this clinic delivers care that’s tailored to the unique needs of each community. How do I choose the right primary care physician at the clinic?

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Clinicians should review state Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (“PDMP”) data and toxicology screening to assess concurrent substance use disorder and overdose. Clinicians should educate patients on preventing overdose and use of naloxone, and offer to educate patient’s households. Recommendation 9. .

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