AHCA Won't Help Patients Who Need It Most
We asked our new physician bloggers how the American Health Care Act would affect their patients. Most said the legislation would hurt the poor, the elderly and the disabled.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/ahca_won_t_help_patients.html
At Home or Abroad, ALSO Training Improves Maternal Outcomes
The Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics program has helped improve maternal outcomes in other countries around the globe. Carl Olden, M.D., writes that now it's time to improve U.S. outcomes.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20171218lv-also.html
Balancing Act: There Is More to My Life Than Just Medicine
Balancing Act: There Is More to My Life Than Just Medicine
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/balancing_act_there_is_more.html
Beware Consequences of Delaying Primary Care in Pandemic
Although it may make sense to delay elective procedures during a pandemic, Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., writes in the Fresh Perspectives blog that primary care is essential.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200625fp-coviddelay.html
Bouncing Back From Burnout in Residency
When family medicine resident Michelle Byrne, M.D., M.P.H., experienced symptoms of burnout, she acted quickly to overcome it. Read more in this Leader Voices Blog post.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190820lv-residburnout.html
Caring for Patients With Addiction Problems Takes Practice
Caring for Patients With Addiction Problems Takes Practice
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/caring_for_patients_with_addiction.html
Clinical Case Managers Improve Chronic Care Outcomes
Clinical Case Managers Improve Chronic Care Outcomes
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/clinical_case_managers_improve_chronic.html
Drop in Number of FPs Who Deliver Babies May Create Rural Crisis
A projected shortage of obstetricians and a declining percentage of family physicians who provide maternity care could create a crisis for women in underserved areas.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20170815lv-ruralob.html
Exercise Is Medicine. Here's How I Get Patients Started
Ninety percent of Americans don't meet recommendations for physical activity. Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, M.D., has seen the good that exercise can do, and in this Fresh Perspectives blog post he shares ways to get more patients off the couch.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20180516fp-exercise.html
Family Physicians Can Help When Holidays Aren't Merry
Family Physicians Can Help When Holidays Aren't Merry
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/family_physicians_can_help_when.html
Fit Physicians Can Lead by Example
Fit Physicians Can Lead by Example
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/fit_physicians_can_lead_by.html
Food Security: Take a Lesson From Your Patients
Food Security: Take a Lesson From Your Patients
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/food_security_take_a_lesson.html
FPs Can Lead on Changes That Keep Patients Out of Hospitals
We know that social determinants of health can have immense effects on patients' health. In this Leader Voices Blog post, resident Michelle Byrne, M.D., M.P.H., asks family physicians to consider how they can address these factors.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20190520lv-hospitalization.html
Free Clinics Need Our Help to Heal Patients, Communities
Leonard Reeves, M.D., shares a patient story that illustrates the powerful impact free clinics can have for those in dire need of help.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/free_clinics_need_our_help.html
Frequently Asked Questions -- and Answers -- About Direct Primary Care
Frequently Asked Questions -- and Answers -- About Direct Primary Care
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/frequently_asked_questions_and_answers.html
Getting Health Care Right, Even as We Change It
Getting Health Care Right, Even as We Change It
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/getting_health_care_right_even.html
Global Health Offers Unparalleled Opportunity to Learn While Helping Patients
Global Health Offers Unparalleled Opportunity to Learn While Helping Patients
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/global_health_offers_unparalleled_opportunity.html
Great American Smokeout Offers Another Opportunity to Help Patients Quit
Great American Smokeout Offers Another Opportunity to Help Patients Quit
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/great_american_smokeout_offers_another.html
Group Visits: A Patient-Centered Approach to Improving Pregnancy Outcomes
Group Visits: A Patient-Centered Approach to Improving Pregnancy Outcomes
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/group_visits_a_patient_centered.html
Here to Help: Launching Free Clinic Is Culmination of a Dream
Here to Help: Launching Free Clinic Is Culmination of a Dream
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/here_to_help_launching_free.html
How Do We Talk About the Worst-case Scenario?
Against the backdrop of a pandemic, Allison Edwards, M.D., ponders the best way to broach the subject of end-of-life care with a relatively young patient panel in the Fresh Perspectives blog.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20200520fp-endoflife.html
In Family Medicine, Sometimes the Hoofbeats Are Zebras
In Family Medicine, Sometimes the Hoofbeats Are Zebras
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/in_family_medicine_sometimes_the.html
Lifestyle Medicine Is My Prescription for Better Health
Alex Mroszczyk-McDonald, M.D., is determined to convince his patients that a healthy diet, exercise and adequate rest are better than any medication he can prescribe.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20191014fp-lifestylemed.html
Make It Easy: Convenient Communication Can Boost Patient Adherence
Make It Easy: Convenient Communication Can Boost Patient Adherence
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/make_it_easy_convenient_communication.html
Millennials Don't Have PCPs; Here's Why They Should
Nearly half of 18- to 29-year-olds say they don't have a primary care physician. Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., makes the case for why they should.
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https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20181022fp-millennials.html
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