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Primary Care & The Advantage Of Continuous Communication

December 30th, 2009 by AlanDappenMD in Primary Care Wednesdays
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A Case Report: Even a Doctor Needs to Talk to His Doctor

I love the following battery of questions I hear from doctors and patients alike regarding telemedicine:  “Don’t you think it might be dangerous to answer a patient’s medical questions by phone or email?” and “Shouldn’t you handle all issues in the office with a face-to-face visits like most other primary care physicians (PCPs)?” and then “Isn’t medical care by phone or email impersonal, shoddy, and second rate?

I however argue that everyone with these assumptions is wrong, Wrong, WRONG!
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‘Twas The Night Before Healthcare Reform

December 23rd, 2009 by SteveSimmonsMD in Primary Care Wednesdays
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, and following the House
The Senators were blending their bill while some groused

The amendments were stuck to the bill without care
In hopes that Obama soon would be cheered

The Doctors and Patients were trying not to dread
The visions of full waiting rooms that flashed through their heads

All watched the TV, hoping to avoid new Red Tape
But confusing reports lead to a hypnotic state

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The Surprising Economic Burden Of ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

If you can read this you need to download a more recent browser It is estimated that as many as million U.S. adults have ADHD Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder A recent research study publication-pending suggests that the economic burden of ADHD on America could be as high as billion annually. I…

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Is The Adderall Shortage A Harbinger Of Future Drug Supply Problems?

If you can read this you need to download a more recent browser Today most- if not all- Doctor’s offices are strained by the shortage of some prescription medication or vaccine. A month ago President Obama signed his executive order directing the FDA to take steps to reduce drug shortages…

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Book Review: The First Step To Improve Health Care Is A Close Examination Of How It’s Delivered

My friend and former Chair of the CFAH Board of Trustees Doug Kamerow has written a book that I think you will like. Besides being a mensch and witty as heck Doug is a family doctor and a preventive medicine specialist. In his new book Dissecting American Health Care Commentaries…

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“Your Medical Mind” Explores Factors That Influence A Patient’s Medical Decisions

Recently I had a conversation with Shannon Brownlee the widely respected science journalist and acting director of the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation about whether men should continue to have access to the PSA test for prostate cancer screening despite the overwhelming evidence that it extends few…

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Book Review: Food Truths, Food Lies

Food Truths Food Lies written by family physician Eric Marcotte M.D. may be the most refreshingly evidence-based diet book of the decade. You will not find a single mention of super-foods magical berries or supplement must-haves in the entire book. What you will find is the cold hard truth about…

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