Primary health care refers to a broad range of medical services and care provided by internal medicine, family medicine, pediatric, and geriatric doctors. Primary health care is a patient’s entry into the health care system. Quality primary care benefits you in several ways, such as accessibility, continuous and comprehensive care, preventive care, and early detection and management of diseases. Better Accessibility and Guidance Most people living in smaller communities or those part of an ... [Read More]
Primary Care
Controlling Your Blood Pressure: How Your Primary Care Physician Can Help
Hypertension, which is also called high blood pressure, is a common but potentially dangerous circulatory condition that develops gradually. It can have no symptoms while it causes a negative impact on your heart and blood vessels over time. Fortunately, many interventions can help you effectively control this condition, including medication and lifestyle changes. Let’s talk about how a primary care physician can guide you toward the right blood pressure treatments for you. Strategies to ... [Read More]
What Is a Family Physician?
Do you have a trusted healthcare professional who you can turn to when you or someone else in your family isn’t feeling well, or gets injured? If you do, you probably have a good relationship with this provider, and they probably know a lot about you. If someone asks you who your “doctor” is, this is the name that comes to mind. You may not realize it, but this is exactly the way primary care is supposed to work, and you have a family physician. When an unexpected medical problem arises, ... [Read More]
The Importance of Flu Shots
As the hot and sweet summer days come to a close, fall approaches to bring us wonderful things like Pumpkin Spice lattes, shopping for costumes and gifts, and savoring the slow roll into the holidays. Unfortunately, it also brings us the flu season. Although it’s most common in the fall and winter months, you can catch the flu (short for the influenza virus) at any time of the year. The flu virus can spread quickly and easily, able to be contracted within six feet of someone who is sick. A ... [Read More]
How to Choose the Right Primary Care Provider
Having regular checkups with a primary care physician (PCP) can improve your overall health and help you successfully maintain it. There are many primary care providers to choose from, but they all have individual qualities that you will want to evaluate before making an appointment. Choosing a primary care provider you are incompatible with can lead you to neglect your health and not keeping up with your appointments. It may sound strange, but you do want to have a certain degree of ... [Read More]