Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

By bringing mental health into the conversation during routine primary care visits, patients can take a more proactive and ...

SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT A GROWING SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS NATIONWIDE. THEY HAVE. I SPOKE WITH TWO PHYSICIANS WHO SABURNOUT IN THEIR FIELD IS VERY REAL, WHICH IS WHY THEY DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW THAT ...

"It's going to be like breaking up with everyone you know." That's what a colleague predicted three years ago when I took a new job in Chicago and would leave hundreds of my primary care patients in ...

Nearly a third of Americans lack access to primary care services, including routine checkups, while 40 percent of U.S. adults say they’re delaying care or going without because of the financial costs.

I've been reflecting lately because, honestly, I feel like I am -- finally -- good at primary care. With experience, patience, and, dare I say, wisdom, I experience satisfaction, knowing I can do this ...

A family medicine physician in our group recently shared a troubling pattern: new patients frequently report difficulty in securing timely primary care visits. As a result, many arrive with symptoms ...

“Can I see a show of hands for students interested in primary care?” my third-year medical school class was asked during orientation last summer. Only a few hands went up, some hesitantly half-raised.

Primary care services are facing difficulties throughout the country. In Massachusetts, trends show that the number of primary care physicians in the commonwealth is declining. Employment in physician ...