Racism in Healthcare
Black lives matter, and they matter to us as physicians. We recognize that the medical system has time and again treated the African American community in ways that lead to unacceptable health outcomes. Data show that African American women and infants have increased...
End of Life Care: How Do We Talk About the Worst-Case Scenario?
How Do We Talk About the Worst-case Scenario? This post was originally published in the American Academy of Family Physicians' Fresh Perspectives blog -- a venue that frequently highlights Dr. Edwards' writing. In this post, Dr. Edwards ponders the best way to broach...
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
What is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus? Type 2 diabetes is a relative insulin deficiency with an increased insulin resistance. People with type 2 diabetes make some insulin, but have an increased resistance to insulin due to two main factors: excessive body fat and lack of...
COVID-19 Weekly Update
There’s not much to update from last week; in fact -- I assume that the health updates from here on out regarding COVID-19 may drop off. I’m going to space these updates out to every other week at this point. Last week I wrote about the big question: when will we be...
COVID-19 Weekly Update
There’s not much to update from last week. Overall, we’re in the same place as we were a week ago. The big question out there is: when will we be done with this? When can we all come out of this stay-at-home stuff? I push back a bit against those questions, as the...
COVID-19 Weekly Update
Before I go into anything else, please let us know if you are a current member at KCPDC and have been impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to help you and are able to do so through the generosity of our KCDPC members. Just fill out and return this...
Telemedicine at KCDPC
With all the changes that COVID-19 has brought on, many doctor's offices are quickly transitioning to offering telemedicine or telehealth services. At Kansas City Direct Primary Care, though, we didn't need to quickly transition! We didn't really need to do anything...
COVID-19 Weekly Update
(What follows is our monthly newsletter, adapted slightly for the blog. Read on!) Strange times, indeed. I’m exhausted from what feels like working nonstop for weeks. As soon as we solve one little problem, we’re on to try to solve the next problem. We’re trying to...
COVID-19 Weekly Update
Clinic & clinical updates: We are still here to care for you!! Don't hesitate to reach out with anything. We are continuing to offer virtual care via email, phone calls and/or videoconferencing (and still want to make sure things like blood pressure, diabetes,...
Life in the Time of Quarantine
Dr. Hazen Short just wrapped up a 14-day self-quarantine for potential exposure to SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19. He shares his thoughts on how to pass time during a home quarantine in this week's blog. I’ve been on a strict home quarantine since March...