By Sarah McNeil MD, FAAFP Motivational interviewing has been transformative in my professional and, if I’m being honest, personal life. This is even more true for me since I joined the Contra Costa Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Team, where I serve some of our most vulnerable and isolated community members facing real barriers […]
By Miranda Martinez-Moad, DO I still remember one of the experiences that changed how I practice medicine: watching my grandmother try to communicate with her ophthalmologist during a routine glaucoma follow-up. I realized that an ongoing misunderstanding had been interfering with her treatment for months. That moment lit a fire in me. It reminded me […]
By Janani Sankaran, MD, MBA, FAAFP & Tarika Vaitheeswaran Can you imagine exercising when depressed? It often feels out of reach, but it can still show up as a quiet ally, gently helping ease the weight of symptoms. After a clinic day in which nearly 30% of visits involved mental health concerns, highlighting how untreated […]
By Maryal Concepcion, MD, FAAFP Living and practicing in Calaveras County has shown me how fragile rural healthcare really is and how powerful a community can become when we choose to act together. Over the next year, our rural clinic is working to build something our county has never formally had: a coordinated Community Action […]
Written by Bryan Medina, MD, Primary Care Physician, UCLA Health As a family physician in Los Angeles, I am seeing the health effects of our changing climate unfold in real time. I recall admitting a 78-year-old with worsening congestive heart failure, disoriented and hypotensive in a stifling apartment without air conditioning, and it occurred to […]
By Shruti Javali, MD There’s no denying it—weight loss medications have changed the rhythm of our exam rooms. These days, I can’t go a week without someone asking about “that shot.” For some of my patients, these medications have been life-changing. For others, they’ve brought side effects, confusion, or disappointment when access or insurance coverage […]
