Primary Care

Primary care is the initial point of contact between a patient and the healthcare system that provides individuals with access to the information and resources they need for optimal health outcomes.

What is Primary Care?

Primary care is the initial point of contact between a patient and the healthcare system that provides individuals with access to the information and resources they need for optimal health outcomes.

Strategies to Improve Shortage of Primary Health Care

Benefits of Primary Care Intervention

Multidisciplinary Primary Care Teams

Benefits of Primary Health Care

Choosing a Primary Care Provider

Effective Communication in Primary Care Teams

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Nudges to clinicians and patients increase the rate of influenza vaccination

Patients were 28 percent more likely to get a flu shot when they got a text message reminder and their primary care provider already had an order for the shot waiting, new research from the Perelman School of Medicine showed.

28 Jan 2026

A shingles vaccine may delay dementia onset

Research indicates the herpes zoster vaccine may reduce dementia rates by 2%, highlighting its potential role in promoting brain health in aging populations.

28 Jan 2026

Faster hepatitis C treatment with interdisciplinary primary care

Hepatitis C virus treatment is increasingly being offered in primary care because medications now require less frequent monitoring and have fewer adverse effects.

27 Jan 2026

New model improves alcohol screening and brief intervention practices in primary care

The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening adults, including pregnant women, for unhealthy alcohol use and providing brief behavioral counseling when risky drinking is identified.

27 Jan 2026

Primary care: Patients value speedy portal responses over in-person appointments

Many patients use patient portals to message their primary care clinician, but demand for in-person appointments remains high.

27 Jan 2026

Consistent home-based care reduces urgent care use and hospitalizations in older adults

This study examined whether continuity of care (how often patients see their assigned physician and nurse) was associated with urgent care use and hospital admissions among older adults receiving permanent home-based primary care.

27 Jan 2026

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of covid’s long-term harm

27 Jan 2026

Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light. But hiccups persist.

When Jeannine Urban went in for a checkup in November, she had her doctor's full attention.

27 Jan 2026

Urate-lowering gout treatment can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke

A groundbreaking new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that medicines used to treat gout can also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with gout.

27 Jan 2026

New partnership aims to expand global access to sickle cell gene therapy

Caring Cross, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to improving access to advanced therapies, and Boston Children's Hospital today announced a collaboration to provide a sustainable, affordable pathway for patients to access stem cell gene therapies for the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).

22 Jan 2026

Bedfont® Scientific Limited is pleased to support a major milestone to improve asthma care

Bedfont® Scientific Limited, a medical device manufacturer based in Kent, with over 49 years’ experience in the breath analysis industry, was pleased to support its UK distributor, Intermedical UK, in supplying the 3,000th NObreath® Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) device in the UK.

From NObreath 22 Jan 2026

Primary Care

Overview

Strategies to Improve Shortage of Primary Health Care

Benefits of Primary Care Intervention

Multidisciplinary Primary Care Teams

Feature Articles

Benefits of Primary Health Care

Patient-Centered Primary Care

Choosing a Primary Care Provider

Challenges in Primary Care

Primary Healthcare Providers

Effective Communication in Primary Care Teams

Physician Shortage

Latest Primary Care News and Research

Nudges to clinicians and patients increase the rate of influenza vaccination

A shingles vaccine may delay dementia onset

Faster hepatitis C treatment with interdisciplinary primary care

New model improves alcohol screening and brief intervention practices in primary care

Primary care: Patients value speedy portal responses over in-person appointments

Consistent home-based care reduces urgent care use and hospitalizations in older adults

Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of covid’s long-term harm

Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light. But hiccups persist.

Urate-lowering gout treatment can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke

New partnership aims to expand global access to sickle cell gene therapy

Bedfont® Scientific Limited is pleased to support a major milestone to improve asthma care

A routine blood test may reveal who is most at risk of osteoporosis

Higher vitamin D levels tied to fewer hospitalization for respiratory tract infections

Severe vitamin D deficiency linked to higher hospitalizations for respiratory tract infections

Plasma protein profiling can help detect cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms

Medicare coverage of telehealth: Study could inform Congressional decision

PRoRota-project aims to fight diarrhea in children using probiotics, hygiene, and models

UK patients seeking surgery overseas are returning with complications the NHS must treat

States race to launch rural health transformation plans

New European initiative aims to transform real world Alzheimer’s disease care

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Primary Care

Overview

Feature Articles

Benefits of Primary Health Care

Patient-Centered Primary Care

Choosing a Primary Care Provider

Challenges in Primary Care

Primary Healthcare Providers

Effective Communication in Primary Care Teams

Physician Shortage

Latest Primary Care News and Research

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

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