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November 11, 2024
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Expected drop in HIV care providers may signal potential shift to primary care physicians

Expected drop in HIV care providers may signal potential shift to primary care physicians

A notable proportion of health care providers plan to reduce or stop providing HIV care over the next half decade, even as the need for such care is expected to rise, results from a quantitative national survey showed.

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October 30, 2024
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'They're being lied to': Oatzempic and the 'false market' of GLP-1 dupes

'They're being lied to': Oatzempic and the 'false market' of GLP-1 dupes

Products claiming to work like GLP-1s are popular and misleading, but primary care providers can help their patients avoid potentially dangerous supplements, according to experts.

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August 14, 2024
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Hooked on PC with Gail Guerrero-Tucker, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DABFM

Hooked on PC with Gail Guerrero-Tucker, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DABFM

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

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August 06, 2024
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Dementia diagnosis rates 4% lower for Medicare Advantage enrollees

Dementia diagnosis rates 4% lower for Medicare Advantage enrollees

PHILADELPHIA — An analysis of more than 15 million Americans enrolled in Medicare found that those enrolled in the Medicare Advantage plan had a 4% lower dementia diagnosis rate than those in traditional Medicare, according to a presenter.

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July 18, 2024
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‘Physicians don’t feel comfortable’ treating addiction due to poor training, lack of resources

‘Physicians don’t feel comfortable’ treating addiction due to poor training, lack of resources

Most physicians who are reluctant to treat addiction cited poor training and other institutional factors as major reasons for their hesitancy, a systematic review in JAMA Network Open showed.

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May 29, 2024
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ACR launches free website with rheumatology guidance for primary care physicians

ACR launches free website with rheumatology guidance for primary care physicians

The American College of Rheumatology has launched a free online resource to help primary care physicians identify and treat rheumatic conditions.

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May 17, 2024
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Q&A: Selecting family medicine residency candidates based on resiliency improves diversity

Q&A: Selecting family medicine residency candidates based on resiliency improves diversity

An intervention can increase the racial and ethnic diversity of applicants in family medicine residency programs without using race or ethnicity as a factor, according to experts.

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May 01, 2024
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VIDEO: Expert discusses collaboration between obesity medicine physicians, PCPs

VIDEO: Expert discusses collaboration between obesity medicine physicians, PCPs

In this video, Katherine Saunders, MD, DABOM, emphasizes the need for obesity medicine physicians and primary care physicians to work together on a patient's treatment.

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February 09, 2024
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Q&A: What PCPs need to know about thyroid eye disease

Q&A: What PCPs need to know about thyroid eye disease

Primary care providers can play an important role in the management of an often-overlooked disorder, thyroid eye disease, according to an expert.

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