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American Academy of Family Physicians

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The American Academy of Family Physicians was founded in 1947 to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family medicine, an offshoot of the classical general practitioner. It is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. (Wikipedia)

External link for more info: American Academy of Family Physicians

phobia of needles

Needle Phobia

>> February 6, 2022

Some people who have not yet gotten the Covid vaccine are simply afraid of the needle. Bad childhood experience can keep people from receiving necessary medical treatments. A needle-phobic and a physician explain how parents should discuss injections with their children from a young age.

institutions/organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)| National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Rural Maternity Units Closing

Rural Maternity Units Closing

>> October 13, 2019

A large number of hospitals in rural areas have closed, and many more have closed their maternity units, leaving many rural mothers-to-be with no nearby place to deliver their babies or even get prenatal care. Experts discuss the financial and demographic reasons behind these closures, the danger it presents to mothers and children, and some ways to counter …

institutions/organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians| National Rural Health Association| University of Minnesota
When You Have No Primary Care Doctor

When You Have No Primary Care Doctor

>> January 20, 2019

Experts discuss the ramifications of this trend both medically and economically, reasons behind it, and how primary care practitioners are changing the way they work to answer objections.

institutions/organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians| American College of Physicians
Can Primary Care Doctors End the Opioid Epidemic?

Can Primary Care Doctors End the Opioid Epidemic?

>> February 26, 2017

Primary care doctors can treat opioid addiction in their offices using drug substitution therapy potentially erasing the stigma of getting treatment.

institutions/organizations: American Academy of Family Physicians| Florida Intervention Project for Nurses| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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