When Jessica Lopez moved to New Orleans from Honduras, she was concerned about finding a doctor for her various health goals. Through family recommendations, Lopez found a doctor at the St. Thomas ...

Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When people experience a medical issue — whether that's a cut, sniffles, or pain — the question for some of us: Should I go to the doctor? While the answer doesn't always seem clear, ...

Sometimes, the trickiest part of finding a new primary care physician is knowing where to begin. You might be new to a city like Houston and don’t know any doctors in the area. You might have new ...

Pediatricians are advised not to prescribe antibiotics for pharyngitis. To improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, the National Physicians Alliance compiled the top five practices ...

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Under increasing financial stress, primary care practices across the U.S. are banding together in larger groups to negotiate more lucrative insurance contracts — and keep their clinical independence.

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia launched a virtual primary care program in late 2024 to address one of healthcare’s biggest access challenges: a shortage of primary care appointments. Less than two ...

From the pill containers on your nightstand to the kitchen calendar filled with your doctor appointments, there are plenty of telltale signs that health care becomes a larger presence in our lives as ...

If we are serious about long-term health care cost control and outcomes, we must shift more resources to primary care.

Primary care providers have a major role in dementia care, but resources can help at every stage of the process, according to ...