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The higher the primary care function experienced, the lower the stress on family caregivers

Written by | 11 Jul 2023

People caring for family members at home (family caregivers) face more substantial psychological and physical challenges than noncaregivers. Therefore, healthcare professionals must pay attention to the stress of […]

Primary care clinicians report benefits and challenges in using telemedicine during COVID-19 pandemic

Written by | 28 May 2023

Researchers interviewed  primary care clinicians to identify trends, facilitators and barriers in implementing and using telemedicine technologies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They interviewed  25 leaders from […]

Integrating mental health services into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers improves mental health care engagement for children

Written by | 29 Apr 2023

New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that integrating mental health services into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health […]

Digital tools make physical exercise programmes more effective and easier to stick with

Written by | 4 Apr 2023

Physical exercise programmes tend to be more effective and easier to stick with when they have been prescribed via mobile digital devices rather than in person or without technological support. […]

Few Medicaid-participating primary care physicians providing longer-acting birth control methods

Written by | 22 Mar 2023

Medicaid beneficiaries face barriers in accessing medical care – and that includes contraceptive care. A new study finds that despite birth control being an essential health service, all […]

Increase in gestational diabetes rates linked largely to screening

Written by | 21 Mar 2023

Gestational diabetes has been reported to be on the rise, but a new study from British Columbia found that changes in screening practices explain much of the increase. […]

Patients with high blood pressure who partnered with community health workers more likely to achieve blood pressure control

Written by | 27 Feb 2023

Patients with hypertension paired with a community health worker (CHW) through their primary care practice were more than three and a half times as likely to achieve blood […]

Researchers call for prescription charge to be cut

Written by | 22 Feb 2023

Removing the $5 prescription charge for people in areas of high socioeconomic deprivation reduces the number of hospital admissions and the length of stays, a new study shows. […]

Hospital Pharmacy services in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Written by | 17 Feb 2023

John A. Armitstead is the System Director of Pharmacy at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. During the past five years, Fort Myers has twice been hit by […]

Lessons for pharmacy from Hurricane Ian

Written by | 16 Feb 2023

Reflecting on his experiences during and after hurricane Ian, John A. Armitstead, System Director of Pharmacy at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida, says how proud he is […]

How the pharmacy responded to hurricane Ian

Written by | 15 Feb 2023

For a period of 48 hours after hurricane Ian, the five hospital outpatient pharmacies were the only operational pharmacies for the entire county and had to deal with […]

First steps for pharmacy when a hurricane hits

Written by | 14 Feb 2023

Pharmacy managers need to plan for the provision of emergency pharmacy services after the hurricane has passed and must bear in mind that wholesalers may be out of […]

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