By Janani Sankaran, MD, MBA, FAAFP Semaglutide continues to gain popularity, with prescriptions for weight loss steadily increasing. Discussions about its mental health effects, including the phenomenon called “Ozempic Personality,” are becoming more frequent. An international study analyzed over 45,000 social media posts to assess perceptions of the mental health impact of GLP-1 receptor agonists. […]
By Maryal Concepcion, MD, FAAFP Owner & CEO, Big Trees MD, A Direct Primary Care Clinic in Arnold, CA In the dynamic landscape of modern healthcare, it's easy for physicians to feel overwhelmed and disheartened by the endless administrative burdens and impersonal interactions that seem to define our profession. But amidst the chaos, there shines […]
By Fari Valji, MD In a 15 or 20 minute visit with a patient, how effective can we be at counseling on diet or exercise? I’ll admit for me, most times it feels like an impossible task to give a patient the information that will change the course of their chronic illness. I recently attended […]
With the fall of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the reproductive health landscape changed in ways unimaginable a short time ago, when electronic health records became the norm. With increasing interoperability of medical records, reproductive health information is being shared widely and across state lines. This may put women seeking healthcare outside of their […]
By Susan Glockner, MD, FAAFP When we as physicians or our patients think about battling cancer, exercise is not always the first treatment that comes to mind, but it should be. Cancer and exercise go together like peanut butter and jelly! The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has researched this topic from basic science […]
A Review of: The Hidden Harms of CPR By Thomas C. Bent, MD, FAAFP Dr. Sunita Puri’s sensitive and insightful article, The Hidden Harms of CPR, in the August 5, 2023 New Yorker magazine examines not only the mechanics of end of life, but the lack of good communication with patients and families during difficult […]
By Bright Zhou, MD Family Medicine Resident, Stanford Health Care, O’Connor Family Medicine Residency This August, as I start my last year of residency, I’m reflecting on how CAFP has been my home base for mentorship and networking within Family Medicine. Starting with my first Resident and Student Council meeting, I was struck by CAFP’s […]
By Fari Valji, MD I've been thinking a lot about menopause treatment, my understanding of it, and how that should change. As a family physician, menopause is such a common cause of visits and questions from patients. Questions come about menopause before they get there, as they enter the perimenopause stage, or when they're in […]
By Erika Roshanravan, MD, FAAFP Humans are capable of causing immeasurable pain. Humans are also capable of incredible caring, healing, and hard work to make things better. The past month has been another shocking and all-too-common display of violence in our communities, in Monterey Park, in Half Moon Bay, in Memphis and elsewhere. For some, […]
