Local news: Los Angeles, CA  (change)

 | 

Join the Topix community today: 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Family Practice News

News on Family Practice continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

7 hrs ago | KXAN-TV Austin

Austin doctors' offices combining medications

There's a new trend in Austin doctor's offices, offering both eastern and western medical practices under one roof.

Comment?

Related Topix: Austin, TX, Austin Metro, Medicine, Acupuncture, Health, Round Rock, TX

Wed Jul 23, 2008

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Shortage of family docs a growing threat for seniors

The one doctor who is supposed to enable prevention and early detection of illness, cure small problems before they become large ones, get to know his or her patients most intimately, and follow their health ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Internal Medicine, Medicine

Tue Jul 22, 2008

ZDNet

The key barrier to health care reform

The key barrier to health care reform is a growing shortage of first-line family physicians.

1 comment

Related Topix: Internal Medicine, Medicine

HON

Health Tip: Prevent Jet Lag

Jet lag can dampen the fun of any trip when your body struggles to adjust to a new time zone.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

WCTV Tallahassee

Georgia Family Doctor Shortage

With fewer medical school students choosing residencies in family medicine, Georgia is facing a shortage of family doctors.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Family docs vital but poorly paid

It should come as no surprise that there is a shortage of family physicians in Georgia.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The Washington Post

Health officials tout computer prescribing

By KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press Monday, July 21, 2008; 5:34 PM WASHINGTON -- Those hard-to-read scribbled prescriptions from doctors could soon become a rarity.

Comment?

Related Topix: Computers, Medicine, Medicare, Health, US News

Star Phoenix

Nipawin clinics face critical doctor shortage

Dr. Bev Karras dislikes using the word 'crisis' to describe the shortage of doctors in rural Saskatchewan, but she says it reflects the reality.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Paying doctors more may be good for patients

Cutting health costs by paying doctors more? That is the premise of experiments under way by federal and state government agencies and many insurers around the country.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Social Security, Personal Finance, Internal Medicine, Carolina (University of Puerto Rico System), University of Puerto Rico System, Medicare, Health

Sun Jul 20, 2008

WSBTV

Georgia Facing A Shortage Of Family Doctors

With fewer medical school students choosing residencies in family medicine, Georgia is facing a shortage of family doctors.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Kevin, M.D.

Ian Furst: The looking glass

The following is a reader take by Ian Furst. Massachusetts' health care system is a bell-weather for what is to likely to become of health care reform in the United States.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Canada, World News,

Sat Jul 19, 2008

MediLexicon

California Academy Of Family Physicians Lauds Congress On Medicare...

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 19 Jul 2008 The California Academy of Family Physicians today congratulated the state's Congressional ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, US News, Medicare, Healthcare Law, Medicine, Law

Fri Jul 18, 2008

DB's Medical Rants

More than a hammer

Here is my submission to the Annals of Family Medicine: "If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." - Abraham Maslow As an internist, I have 28 years experience teaching medical ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Internal Medicine, Medicine

Tillsonburg Independent News

Physician recruitment efforts stepped up

Tillsonburg has ratcheted up its efforts to get more family doctors to locate and practice in the community.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Jul 16, 2008

KVIA-TV El Paso

Health Tip: Signs of Problems at Daycare

Daycare centers can be a great source of comfort for working parents. But sometimes there are warning signs that your child should be cared for elsewhere.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Community Press

Seeing residents in hometown serviced by doctors greatest reward for city's first recruit

' A number of residents without a family physician will find themselves once again able to access primary care when Dr.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Jul 14, 2008

ABC News

Old-Fashioned Docs Inspire New 'Medical Homes'

The pay boost rewards doctors who reshape their practices to recreate an era when a trusted family physician helped patients through hospitalizations, coordinated specialist care and provided routine ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine, Medicare, Health

Ranges Trader Mail

Generations of long-term health

General practitioners carry out a vital role in the community and often care for several generations of one family.

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Huntington News

Funeral Arrangements Set for Dr. Jose Ricard

July 7, 2008 Funeral Arrangements Set for Dr. Jose Ricard Special to Huntingtonnews.net Huntington, WV -- Dr.

Comment?

Related Topix: Fidel Castro, Huntington, WV, Medicine, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Sat Jul 12, 2008

The Globe and Mail

Gander's lottery jackpot: a doctor's appointment

It's a hospital lottery with a twist, and nearly half the people in the Gander area eagerly threw their names into the draw for a chance to be seen by one of the new family doctors starting practice this summer ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Medicine

↑ Back to top

More Family Practice News

Archives

Read more articles in the Family Practice News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Family Practice News Wire.

Want to add Family Practice News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

Family Practice News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Family Practice News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

Family Practice Photos

Topix Quick Poll

created by: Sunnydale | Dec 18, 2007

Click on an option to vote

10,188

votes

  • Climate Change
  • War on Terror
  • Education
  • Universal Health Care
  • Immigration
  • Iraq War
  • US Economy
  • Civil Rights
  • Globalization
  • other - please leave comment