By Kyle Jones, MD This was originally published on the American Academy of Family Physician’s Fresh Perspectives Blog As both a physician and someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, I have been alarmed by what appears to be a dramatic rise in mental illness in our country. With this in mind, I was extremely saddened … More How Can Family Physicians Turn Back the Rising Suicide Rate?
By Sean McNamara, MD This article contains broad and over simplified medical recommendations and should not be interpreted as definitive medical management. The right thing to do in ALL scenarios is seek professional emergency assistance. Many Utah transplants live here for one reason: beer. Not. It’s the mountains. Skiing, hiking, biking, fishing, off-roading, camping, … More Wilderness Medicine 101
Graphic from blog.capterra.com In the past few weeks Pokemon Go has been making headlines as a top trending game. I first heard about the app in this Gizmodo article, looking for some chuckles about all the DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) people were getting from (accidentally?) exercising while playing the game. While there are certainly … More Can technology make us healthier?
Who is your primary care physician? If you can’t answer this question, then you need a doctor – a primary care doctor – so that when you are ill, when you need preventive care, when you need medication, you have someone to care for you. Thirty to fifty percent of physicians don’t have a doctor. I … More Who is YOUR Doctor?
By Sean McNamara, MD No one likes to lose. Defeat is a terrible feeling, it can be so intense it hints at a depressive episode; feelings of worthlessness, low self esteem, even guilt. Life has pretty serious losses sometimes like losing a job, an all too common divorce, or the ultimate loss of a loved … More It’s Healthy for Kids to Lose Sometimes
By Bryan Hendrickson, MD About a year ago, before starting my own intern year, I came across a blog post from our program director, Dr. Van Hala, “Tenets for Internship and Beyond“. A new year is well on its way, but I encourage anyone beginning this journey to take a moment to read her words … More Intern Wellness
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