Preventive Health Care

I started thinking about a career in medicine in high school.

The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is driven by various factors, but primary care providers are uniquely positioned to prevent pregnancy-related complications, according to experts.

I entered medical school thinking I was going to be a pediatrician.

Enrollment in the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program may provide direct medical cost savings for adults with prediabetes, according to analyses published in Diabetes Care.

Grammy award winning rap artist Lil Jon has revamped the meaning of one of his most popular tracks to encourage colorectal cancer screening.

After college, I thought I might work for Médecins Sans Frontières one day, so I grew my hair long and moved to rural post-war El Salvador, where I worked for a non-governmental organization supporting local Salvadoran physicians in the field. I was in my early twenties, trained as a wilderness emergency medical technician, and armed with hope. My job was to do whatever needed to be done, including take vital signs, dispense medications, scrub into surgeries, facilitate a potable water project and teach first aid.

One of the greatest milestones in a family physician’s career is the first time a patient asks you to be their primary care physician.

In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses computer science and technology in medicine and the inequities and lack of preventive care in pediatrics with Sharief Taraman, MD.

Growing up on a farm, I was planning on becoming a veterinarian.

From childhood, I always knew I would go into medicine. My dad was a surgeon and my mom was a nurse. Which specialty, I would not know until I completed medical school and decided I wanted to “save the world” on a global scale. So, I had to research and find out which specialty would allow me to see any patient, anywhere, anytime. Family Medicine was it.