Family Practice News

Staff Report editor@tribunecourier.com LOUISVILLE - Ashley Flanary Jessup always wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.

The number of times GP surgeries in England are forced to turn away patients for appointments next year will pass the 50 million mark, new research predicts.

Left to right: Jenna Knorr, Erica Knorr and Megan Aiken take part in a protest as pro-choice demonstrators rally at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Fremont Health Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of four new physicians to its Medical Staff - an OB/GYN, a family physician, a palliative care specialist, and a general surgeon.

In October 2003, the AAFP established itself as a leader in the world of health information technology when it created its Center for Health IT.

No time passes faster than summer vacation. That means it is never too early to think about back-to-school immunizations for the kids.

LANCASHIRE doctors have called for urgent action to tackle a workforce 'crisis', after a new report highlighted the dwindling number of GPs in training .

Reports from family physicians have been received that employers may be misusing survey data to set higher compensation rates for general internal physicians than for family physicians, according to a report published by the American Academy of Family Physicians .

Every year more and more doctors are going to a cash-only business model According to CNN money about 4% of respondents to a survey conducted in 2012 by the American Academy of Family Physicians said they took only cash at their practices, up from 3% in 2010.

Drawing from the consensus perspective that addiction is a disease, the science-based report focuses on the latest research addressing drug abuse in the United States.

The Vancouver Sun launches Wine Critic for your smartphone, tablet and desktop computer, featuring wine picks, tips, videos, advice on food pairings and more from our expert Anthony Gismondi.

On Tuesday, Perry Memorial Hospital President/CEO Rex Conger issued a release, stating the change will take place Aug. 25, at which time Princeton Family Physicians Clinic staff Dr. Arnold Faber, Dr. Robert Mestan and nurse practitioner Trudy Argubright will join the Perry Memorial staff.

There's been a lot of talk recently about how public health systems and primary care health professionals need to work together to solve the health problems our communities face.

All children attending public or private school must have proof of immunizations - a Florida Certificate of Immunization - before they are allowed to attend school.

Around 500 GPs and other delegates are converging on Christchurch this week for the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners' annual conference.

Eileen Kummant, M.D., has joined the Seton Family Health Center at 11087 Main Street in Martin.

George Wallace Brown, M.D., of Waynesville, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Martha's Vineyard Hospital in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.

Patty DiRenzo said she knew there was a problem when her own family doctor wasn't aware of a key provision of a law enacted last year that is intended to prevent overdoses from heroin and other opioids.

Dr John Doddy, a GP at Hickings Lane Medical Centre in Stapleford, says the lack of GPs means our health service will soon be at breaking point SOON, very soon, there will not be enough GPs to cope.

Picture: Katrina Docking. Family doctors, who often see several members of a family and for many consecutive years, are well-placed to help their patients achieve good health as they have well-rounded knowledge of their health, family history of disease and have a rapport with the patient that makes discussing tricky topics a bit easier.