Primary Care

Healio spoke with Joshua Baker, MD, about the importance of early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the unmet needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, common comorbid conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis and more.

Healio spoke with Joshua Baker, MD, about the importance of early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, the unmet needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, common comorbid conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis and more.

BOSTON — Primary care providers are addressing mental health more than ever before and can take simple steps to close gaps in care, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

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.

A record number of positions in primary care were offered in the 2024 Main Residency Match, according to the National Resident Matching Program, or NRMP.

ATLANTA — Primary care optometrists can manage patients with mild traumatic brain injury in their practices without the need for vision therapy equipment, Heidi Bell, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, said at SECO 2024.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

Growing up, medicine seemed like a distant aspiration.

A free online training program for primary care providers focusing on knee osteoarthritis boosted participants’ confidence in diagnosing and managing the condition, according to data published in ACR Open Rheumatology.

Chronic stress can be detrimental to health, but primary care providers can help patients manage its causes and effects, according to experts.