Your primary care physician plays a vital role in your health. They provide preventative care and help you manage any ongoing conditions. They also can treat common illnesses and minor injuries, and refer you to a specialist if you need an expert for more focused care. Your PCP might be tra...
Faced with this situation of not achieving pregnancy after a time of unprotected sex (6 months if the woman is older than 35 years and a year if the woman is younger than 35) it is recommended to go to a fertility clinic. There, basic fertility tests are usually performed for both the...
Referrals were primarily from orthopaedic surgeons (56%) and self/Internet research (25%). Physician referrals were predominantly from our own medical center (83%). Referrals from within our institution came from a variety of clinical services. Forty-nine peer-reviewed articles and 23 book ...
Medicare Part D is prescription drug coverage. This part of Medicare helps cover the costs for medications your physician may prescribe for you to take at home. Like Medicare Part C plans, private insurance companies approved by Medicare offer these policies. If you have Original Medicare, it ...
928 What factors predict family physician referral for palliative radiotherapy?doi:10.1016/S1359-6349(03)90955-4J. Meng and E. Fitzgibbon and R. Samant and I. GrahamEuropean Journal of Cancer Supplements
You might have your screening with a doctor, a physician's assistant, or a nurse practitioner. But what if you don't have a primary care doctor, or a regular pediatrician for your child? Some urgent care clinics offer annual screenings. If you're a college student, your university health...
Electron Physician. 2017;9(11):5778–86. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Yoosefi lebni J, Ziapour A, Khosravi B. Rahimi Khalifeh Kandi Z. lived experience of mothers of children with disabilities: a qualitative study of Iran. J Public Health. 2021;29(5):1173–9. Article...
About the Author Sanaz Majd, MD Dr. Sanaz Majd is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Her special interests are women’s health and patient education.
You might have your screening with a doctor, a physician's assistant, or a nurse practitioner. But what if you don't have a primary care doctor, or a regular pediatrician for your child? Some urgent care clinics offer annual screenings. ...
What Is the Difference Between an HMO and a PPO? Both an HMO and a PPO use a network of physicians and specialists to help control costs. HMOs tend to have lower premiums and require you to obtain a referral from your primary care physician to see an in-network specialist. PPOs allow ...