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Physicians admit feeling under qualified and lacking necessary education to treat obesity

Your primary care physician may be your first choice for assistance with most health-related issues, but according a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, primary care physicians ...

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asymptomatic often sent for lung cancer screening tests

(HealthDay) -- A majority of primary care physicians report ordering lung cancer screening tests for asymptomatic patients, according to research published in the March/April issue of the Annals of Family Me ...

Cancer created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Higher levels of primary care physicians in area associated with favorable outcomes for patients

Medicare beneficiaries residing in areas with higher levels of primary care physicians per population have modestly lower death rates and fewer preventable hospitalizations, according to a study in the May 25 issue of JAMA.

Health created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0