Everyday Family Medicine

Pediatric patients who have allergies could have a higher chance of running into other issues, such as asthma and things that can become more serious. So earlier intervention and treatments could decrease the likelihood of running into secondary issues. To learn more about addressing the root cause of allergies, join Dr. Charles Turck as he speaks with Dr. Brian McDonough, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and the Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, DE.

One of the most important things you can do as a clinician providing care to your patients with allergies is taking time to educate them, their family, or caregivers on the factors that could possibly be causing the allergies and discussing steps on how they can improve it. So to dive into some of these strategies and best practices, join Dr. Charles Turck as he speaks with Dr. Brian McDonough, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.

It’s an unfortunate reality that an increasing number of patients are refusing to get vaccinated—regardless of whether that’s the recommendation for themselves or their children. But luckily, there are ways you can talk to your patients about this, as Dr. Jennifer Caudle explains.

It can be easy to think of heat exhaustion and heatstroke as the same condition, but there’s a key difference between the two that we need to help our patients understand, especially during the warm summer months.

With less and less primary care physicians partnering with physical therapists, it’s time we ask: are we doing ourselves—and our patients—a disservice by not taking advantage of this option? To find out, Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with physical therapist Catherine Apicella to discuss the often-overlooked benefits of physical therapy and how primary care physicians and physical therapists can work together to benefit their patients.

Frustrating multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms like urinary frequency and incontinence can be detrimental to a patient’s quality of life, but there are resources available to help. To explore the benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy for MS, Dr. Jennifer Caudle sits down with two special guests: physical therapist Catherine Apicella from CORE 3 Physical Therapy and her patient—and ReachMD’s very own employee—Crystal Gouldey.

Every 10 minutes, 12 hysterectomies are performed. But Dr. John Lipman, an interventional radiologist from the Atlanta Fibroid Center, believes fibroid treatment can be done with a minimally invasive approach. While speaking with Dr. Jennifer Caudle, not only does he explain his mission to restore his patients’ confidence and femininity, but also his passion for educating those with uterine fibroids.

Tune in as Dr. Jennifer Caudle provides an update on suicide rates in the United States.

Mental health affects so much of a patient's wellbeing, but unfortunately, the importance of mental health is often overlooked. Dr. Jennifer Caudle joins us to review a deeper dive on mental health statistics.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition. Dr. Jennifer Caudle discusses the important role immunizations play in healthcare.