More articles about: Primary Care

Overuse of antibiotics can lead bacteria to evolve antimicrobial resistance, but Americans are still receiving the drugs for many conditions that they can’t treat.

In the past two years, 60% of people age 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care clinic, or a clinic based in a retail store, workplace or vehicle, according to new findings from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

Telehealth study of patient portal e-visits by Medicare participants shows few had an interaction for which their provider billed them.

Patients living in areas with the worst shortages of primary care providers are more likely to have emergency surgery, surgical complications and hospital readmissions.

Obesity care under a health care provider’s supervision, whether through nutrition counseling, medication, meal replacement or bariatric surgery, can help people with high BMI, but many don’t receive it.

Researchers find higher hospital admission rates among nonbinary people, with a high proportion experiencing a chronic condition or mental illness.

What will it take to transform obesity care? New primary care models, increased access to medications and surgery, and more clinical training may help more patients.

If you put them off because of the pandemic, now’s the time to get them scheduled.

While supplies are limited, experts ponder how to get the COVID-19 vaccines to those who need them most.

A new study assesses the relationship between telehealth use among primary care practices across the state and preventable ER visits and hospitalizations.

Physicians, patients regard information delivery, clinic visits via video as comparable to face-to-face interactions, according to two U-M Department of Family Medicine studies.

People who take opioid pain medications on a long-term basis may face stigma when they try to find a new doctor.

Accountable Care Organizations aim to save Medicare system money while improving care, but patients who go out of network for primary appointments may see higher costs.

Initiative promotes collaboration between primary care and subspecialty physicians to improve patient access

Sizing up the new Brighton health center project