Fewer medical students are pursuing family practices, and these doctors are worried
Fewer medical school graduates are choosing to go into family medicine and open their own primary-care practices, data shows. It comes at a time when more than one million Ontarians can't find a family doctor and just as many are set to lose the ones they already have. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - July 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Back to 1973: Family Practice and the Abortion Crisis Back to 1973: Family Practice and the Abortion Crisis
These family practice scenarios reveal how comprehensive reproductive healthcare for women is tossed overboard with the reversal of Roe v Wade.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - June 29, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Minnesota Physician Threatens Retaliation Against Medical Board Minnesota Physician Threatens Retaliation Against Medical Board
Jensen, a family practice physician from Chaska and former state senator, criticized the board at a campaign event Monday and renewed his attack with a video he posted to Twitter Thursday night.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 17, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Odds of COVID-19 Mortality Lower for Women Receiving HRT
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use is associated with reduced odds of all-cause mortality among women with a recorded diagnosis of COVID-19, according to a study published online May 17 in Family Practice.
Hajira... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Rhodes Begins at Washington Regional (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Kylie Rhodes has been hired as a family practice physician at Washington Regional Fayetteville Family Clinic. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - April 4, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Official launch of the regional Professional Diploma in Family Medicine
Cairo, 14 March 2022 – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arab Board of Health Specializations have launched a 2-year regional Professional Diploma in Family Medicine.
Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and Dr Omar Al Rawas, Secretary General of the Arab Board of Health Specializations, inaugurated the launch virtually from the WHO Regional Office in Cairo, Egypt, on 28 February.
The Professional Diploma in Family Medicine is one of the fruits of a collaborative agreement between WHO and the Arab Board of Health Specializations to promote family practic...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 14, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Should you be concerned about a low resting heart rate?
“If your resting heart rate is below 60 and you’re not a really good athlete, or above 100, you should at least mention it to your family practice or internal medicine doctor,” a cardiologist says. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Vascular Laser Use Increasing in Medicare Patients Vascular Laser Use Increasing in Medicare Patients
Over half of clinicians who used vascular lasers during the study period were dermatologists (55%), followed by general surgeons (6%) and family practice/internal medicine physicians (5% each).Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 21, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
FDA Authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids
Friday’s FDA authorization of the shots triggers the shipment of millions of doses to pediatricians, family practice doctors, children’s hospitals, community health centers, and pharmacies. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - October 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Need a Checkup? Controversial Fitness Company CrossFit Wants to Be Your Doctor
CrossFit CEO Eric Roza would like to know if I have a primary care doctor. When I sheepishly tell him that I do not, he grins. I’ve just helped prove his point that the traditional primary care system, the one rooted in doctor’s offices and hospitals, isn’t working as it should.
My lack of a doctor is “indicative of the problem,” he says. Traditional primary care “takes time, it takes money. You’re not seeing the value, right?”
That problem is what CrossFit—a fitness company famous for high-intensity workouts that combine weight lifting and cardio, and infamous for a st...
Source: TIME: Health - October 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Health Care healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
New family practice coming to Andover hopes to change the health-care status quo
Drs. Ryan Woodruff and Derek Surdez, recent med school graduates, plan to open Agape Direct Primary Care in October. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 1, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Shelby Kellerman Source Type: news
WHO signs agreement with the Arab Board of Health Specializations to promote family practice in ...
4 May 2021, Cairo – The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Arab Board of Health Specializations will sign a collaborative agreement in a meeting on 5 May to promote family practice as a means to progress towards universal health coverage in the Region. The virtual meeting will be inaugurated by Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and Dr Omar Al Rawas, Secretary General, Arab Board of Health Specializations, with the participation of regional partners and representatives of United Nations sister agencies, and will take place from 11-00 to 12:00 noon (GMT+2).&nbs...
Source: WHO EMRO News - May 5, 2021 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Urban Family Practice plans Tesla giveaway as vaccine lure
Forget free coffee or donuts: A Buffalo physician is planning to raffle off a Tesla as the ultimate incentive for completing a Covid-19 vaccination. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - May 3, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Tracey Drury Source Type: news
Is your child afraid of the dentist? CBT could help
University of SheffieldGrant AnnouncementAround one in three children are scared of going to the dentist and end up with poor oral health, more toothache, dental infections and tooth decay as a resultChildren with dental anxiety are frequently referred to specialist services for general anaesthetic which has additional challengesThe new study, led by the University of Sheffield, will involve 600 children from 30 dental practices across England and WalesResearchers will investigate a new way of reducing dental anxiety based on cognitive behavioural therapy.A pioneering study led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 16, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Nonprofit healthcare provider expanding to Huber Heights
A Dayton-based nonprofit that provides primary care and preventive health services to medically underserved populations will open its seventh office this year at a building it recently purchased in Huber Heights.
Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton (CHCGD) will open the primary care practice at 6255 Chambersburg Road in fall 2021. Extensive renovations are planned for the 4,800-square-foot building, which was built in 1967 and previously housed Northeast Family Practice and Wayne Medical… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 28, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Jacob Fisher Source Type: news
