Most parents recognize that the influence of peers on their children's behavior is an undeniable fact. But, just how far do these influences reach? A study published in the September/October issue of Academic Pediatrics reports ...
Sep 21, 2011
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Family physicians typically don't consider where patients live when assessing their health care needs, despite research that indicates a person's environment can significantly affect their health. Things like access to health ...
Aug 13, 2019
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and other organizations have recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis using bone mineral density (BMD) screening. However, how often women should ...
Jan 18, 2012
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Many people think about ways to stay physically fit as individuals. But what about creating a health and fitness plan for the entire family?
Sep 12, 2019
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Medical student clerkships, the full immersion learning experiences in practice-based facilities for medical students, have learning objectives to define what students should learn by the end of their rotation, but medical ...
Feb 7, 2023
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The income gap between men and women in the United States has been closing over the last quarter century, but not among physicians.
Sep 13, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Five key strategies are employed by clinicians to help promote patient behavior change, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Mar 11, 2016
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Shared reading between parents and very young children, including infants, is associated with stronger vocabulary skills for nearly all children by age three, say physicians at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Over the past few years, newer digital mammography has been replacing older film mammography, but researchers wondered, is the newer technology better at detecting cancer? A new study reported October 18, 2011 in the Annals ...
Nov 3, 2011
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(HealthDay)—For children aged 2 and older, disappearance of a heart murmur on standing is a reliable tool for excluding pathologic murmur, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family ...
Nov 16, 2017
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