Primary Care

Primary care is the initial point of contact between a patient and the healthcare system that provides individuals with access to the information and resources they need for optimal health outcomes.
What is Primary Care?

Primary care is the initial point of contact between a patient and the healthcare system that provides individuals with access to the information and resources they need for optimal health outcomes.

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Telehealth in pediatric primary care linked to responsible antibiotic use

Telehealth in pediatric primary care linked to responsible antibiotic use

Shingles vaccine eligibility lowers dementia risk in older adults

Shingles vaccine eligibility lowers dementia risk in older adults

Simple intervention during ER visits lowers blood pressure long term

Simple intervention during ER visits lowers blood pressure long term

AI and physicians offer distinct strengths in virtual urgent care treatment

AI and physicians offer distinct strengths in virtual urgent care treatment

Clinical AI tool scores highest yet on the United States Medical Licensing Exam

Clinical AI tool scores highest yet on the United States Medical Licensing Exam

Hospitals can play key role in treating alcohol use disorder

Hospitals can play key role in treating alcohol use disorder

Researchers use algorithm to pinpoint disease risk mutations in noncoding DNA

Researchers use algorithm to pinpoint disease risk mutations in noncoding DNA

Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump

Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH slashed science funding across states that backed Trump

In rural Massachusetts, patients and physicians weigh trade-offs of concierge medicine

In rural Massachusetts, patients and physicians weigh trade-offs of concierge medicine

Understanding the natural history of SCN8A-related epilepsy disorders

Understanding the natural history of SCN8A-related epilepsy disorders

Lithium shifts circadian rhythms early in bipolar disorder and may offer clues to treatment response

Lithium shifts circadian rhythms early in bipolar disorder and may offer clues to treatment response

Abortion rates remain stable in Ontario despite global spike

Abortion rates remain stable in Ontario despite global spike

Six early life factors found to influence obesity risk in South Asian children

Six early life factors found to influence obesity risk in South Asian children

Oklahoma Children's Hospital improves care for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome

Oklahoma Children's Hospital improves care for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome

Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care

Rural hospitals and patients are disconnected from modern care

New data highlights urgent need for better asthma care – How FeNO testing can help reduce hospitalizations

New data highlights urgent need for better asthma care – How FeNO testing can help reduce hospitalizations

Older adults embrace digital health portals despite billing concerns

Older adults embrace digital health portals despite billing concerns

Cedars-Sinai study reveals distinct roles for AI and physicians in virtual care

Cedars-Sinai study reveals distinct roles for AI and physicians in virtual care

Study exposes huge levels untargeted antibiotic prescribing

Study exposes huge levels untargeted antibiotic prescribing

New cystic fibrosis newborn screening guidelines aim for equitable detection

New cystic fibrosis newborn screening guidelines aim for equitable detection

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