Pediatrics
Truth or fib? When kids say they're too sick for school
(HealthDay)—It's only a matter of time after school begins before parents have to deal with a child who doesn't feel well enough to go.
Aug 22, 2016
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News tagged with family medicine
HIV & AIDS
Study finds a quarter of adults with HIV were abused as children
One in four HIV patients was found to have been sexually abused as a child, according to a two-year Duke University study of more than 600 HIV patients. Traumatic childhood experiences were also linked to worse health outcomes ...
Mar 14, 2012
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Other
Medical education: Guiding professional identity to prevent burnout
Medical educators and students are paying unprecedented attention to the idea that the way doctors arrive at a professional identity may have a lot to do with whether they survive and thrive in the profession. More than just ...
Apr 29, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many Americans not being assessed for depression
(HealthDay)—Many Americans aged 35 and older are not being assessed for depression, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
Aug 15, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q and A: Shingles: Not just a band of blisters
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A friend recently went through a bout of shingles. I really don't know much about this condition, but I know it was painful. How do you get it? Is there a treatment or vaccine for it?
Nov 29, 2022
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Health
Q and A: Making New Year's resolutions that stick
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I make one or more New Year's resolutions that I have every intention of starting on Jan. 1. But I find myself losing momentum quickly into the new year when the holiday merriment starts to fade. ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Medical research
More guidance needed for primary care physicians who perform ultrasound diagnostics
While the use of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) in the primary care setting may lead to faster and more precise diagnoses and referrals, overscreening can lead to unintended harms to patients, including over- or under-diagnosis ...
May 24, 2022
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Health
Gender disparities may be widening for physicians due to COVID-19
As people transitioned to working from home at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, journal submissions from academics increased across the board. But a new study from Northwestern University found as men's scholarly productivity ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Health
How to treat and not treat a cold
A sniffle here, a cough there and suddenly a cold has come. What to do? Here's how to treat - and not treat - a cold.
Jan 7, 2013
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Health
More family medicine residency spots but shortfall remains
(HealthDay)—Despite increases in recent years to the number of medical school graduates choosing family medicine, a shortfall in the primary care workforce persists, according to the American Medical Association (AMA).
Feb 8, 2014
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