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Family Medicine

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Why Are Men Skipping Their Annual Checkups?

>> July 17, 2022

A recent survey by Orlando Health finds that many men overestimate how healthy they are, prompting one-third of them to skip their annual health screening.

topics: Doctors| Family Medicine| Gender and Identity| Health Care| Patient Care and Safety| Prevention| Primary Care| Public Health| Public Safety
How Clickbait Headlines Gave False Hope to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Families

How Clickbait Headlines Gave False Hope to SIDS Families

>> July 10, 2022

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has baffled the scientific community for years. What causes the condition is still unknown, though media headlines for a recent SIDS study would make you think differently.

topics: Child Safety| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Family Medicine| Health Care| Media| Medical Research| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Rare Diseases and Conditions| Research and Clinical Trials| Sleep| Undiagnosed and Mystery Illness
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.

topics: Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Covid-19 Vaccine| Doctors| Family Medicine| Fears and Phobias| Health Care| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Public Health| Vaccination
The Increase In Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The Increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases

>> March 7, 2021

Despite social distancing, experts say people are increasingly “hooking up.” Sexually transmitted diseases are growing as a result. An expert discusses STDs in a pandemic.

topics: Biology| Children and Youth at Risk| Dating| Education| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Family Medicine| Health Care| History| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Reproductive Health| Science| Sex Education| Social Distancing| Technology| Vulnerable Populations
Undocumented Immigrants Skipping Healthcare

Undocumented Immigrants Skipping Healthcare

>> October 8, 2017

With the federal government’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, many of them are skipping going to the doctor or the emergency room for fear of deportation.

topics: Access to Care| Behavioral Science| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Discrimination and Racism| Doctors| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Family Medicine| Fears and Phobias| Federal and State Government| Federal Government| Federal Government and Regulation| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Immigration| Insurance| Law Enforcement and Police| Politics| Primary Care| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation

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