Primary Care Today
Primary Care Today features conversations with clinical experts representing a wide range of medical specialties to highlight the latest trends in primary care practice, from clinical pearls to updated guidelines, health informatics, and practice management. This series is hosted by Dr. Brian McDonough, a nationally recognized clinical expert, teacher, and public speaker in primary care.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Episodes
- 382
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Management of Acute Stroke: Perspectives from a Neurointerventional Radiologist
Dr. McDonough welcomes Dr. Donald Frei, neuroradiologist and Director of Neurointerventional Surgery at Radiology Imaging Associates in Denver, CO. Dr. F…
Management of Acute Stroke: Perspectives from a Neurointerventional Radiologist
Dr. McDonough welcomes Dr. Donald Frei, neuroradiologist and Director of Neurointerventional Surgery at Radiology Imaging Associates in Denver, CO. Dr. F…
Healthy Eating Guidance for Weight (and Age?) Loss: Marla Heller, Author of The DASH Diet
Marla Heller, MS, RD is the author of the best-selling books, The DASH Diet Action Plan, The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution, The Everyday DASH Diet Cookb…
Healthy Eating Guidance for Weight (and Age?) Loss: Marla Heller, Author of The DASH Diet
Marla Heller, MS, RD is the author of the best-selling books, The DASH Diet Action Plan, The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution, The Everyday DASH Diet Cookb…
Promoting Safe Sleeping Environments for Infants: Why Appearances are Deceiving
Nearly 55% of infants in the United States sleep on unsafe bedding, despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Sle…
Promoting Safe Sleeping Environments for Infants: Why Appearances are Deceiving
Nearly 55% of infants in the United States sleep on unsafe bedding, despite warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Sle…
The Impact of Stress on Heart Attack Risk and Recovery in Women
Stress has long been associated with cardiovascular risk, but few studies have connected stress with worsened recovery rates after heart attacks. Moreove…
The Impact of Stress on Heart Attack Risk and Recovery in Women
Stress has long been associated with cardiovascular risk, but few studies have connected stress with worsened recovery rates after heart attacks. Moreove…
The Politics of Measles: Ethical Considerations in the National Vaccination Debate
The controversy over vaccinations and whether or not to regulate their administration has reached a boiling point in the United States with the recent me…
The Politics of Measles: Ethical Considerations in the National Vaccination Debate
The controversy over vaccinations and whether or not to regulate their administration has reached a boiling point in the United States with the recent me…
Digital Eye Strain: What Are the Long Term Health Implications?
On average, more than 90% of adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, and for 60% of the population, that daily use pattern exte…
Digital Eye Strain: What Are the Long Term Health Implications?
On average, more than 90% of adults spend more than two hours each day using a digital device, and for 60% of the population, that daily use pattern exte…
Televised Medical Talk Shows: Health Claims, Evidence, and Accountability
A recent study in the British Medical Journal examined health recommendations from popular TV medical talk show hosts, discovering that approximately hal…
Televised Medical Talk Shows: Health Claims, Evidence, and Accountability
A recent study in the British Medical Journal examined health recommendations from popular TV medical talk show hosts, discovering that approximately hal…
Overcoming Ignorance and Stigmatization of Mental Illness in Primary Care
Mental illnesses are commonly encountered in primary care practice. Yet their sufferers are often relegated to mischaracterized roles of "problem patient…
Overcoming Ignorance and Stigmatization of Mental Illness in Primary Care
Mental illnesses are commonly encountered in primary care practice. Yet their sufferers are often relegated to mischaracterized roles of "problem patient…
Brains and Biotech: Cognition and Memory Research from the Life Science Industry
Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Mark Underwood, President of Quincy Bioscience, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commer…
Brains and Biotech: Cognition and Memory Research from the Life Science Industry
Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Mark Underwood, President of Quincy Bioscience, a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commer…
Economics, Education, and Enterovirus: Three E-Barriers to Asthma/Allergy Care
Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Tanya Winders, President and Chief Executive Officer for the Allergy and Asthma Network, the leading patient advocacy organi…
Economics, Education, and Enterovirus: Three E-Barriers to Asthma/Allergy Care
Dr. Brian McDonough welcomes Tanya Winders, President and Chief Executive Officer for the Allergy and Asthma Network, the leading patient advocacy organi…