What is family medicine? Daniel Pio, MD, MBA, FAAFP – President Our chosen field has a bit of a marketing problem. Many specialists can summarize their focus by stating the name of a single organ; whereas, we are most easily described as a comparison to the historical “GP.” Not only does this fail to capture […] Read more
The Holidays…The Flu Po-Yin Samuel Huang, MD As we move away from Summer into Fall, ‘tis the season again for holidays and flu shots. As busy physicians, we often place the wellbeing of others above that of our own. As I reflect on ways for me to stay healthy and avoid treading the same path […] Read more
October 2019Wesley G. Bradford, MD, MPH The AAFP is supporting an FDA plan to require all e-cigarette product flavors, except tobacco flavor, to be removed from the market. The CDC has reported more than 800 cases of vaping-related lung injury illnesses, most of them in youths under 25, who are more susceptible to flavor-related marketing. […] Read more
September 24, 2019Taix French Restaurant, Los Angeles The meeting was called to order by President, Daniel Pio, MD. Twenty-one members and guests were present. Following a brief greeting and introduction by Dr. Pio, he turned the meeting over to President-Elect, Nzinga Graham, MD. All names have been placed on record. Executive Director, Roxanne Kuns, was […] Read more
