Tag: blogs

10 health blogs you should read- a pair of docs and more

Blogs by docs-The final 2 blogs in this series feature posts from many writers, including non-healthcare professionals.

 

The final 2 blogs in this series   feature posts from many writers, including non-healthcare professionals.

For the introduction and first 8 blogs, in this series  here are the links-

blogs by docs

3 blogs by 3 docs

a family (doc) reunion

I recommend all of these blogs because they

  • offer valid medical information on a variety of topics.
  • offer sound advice without quick fixes.
  • discuss common everyday health concerns.
  • discuss the healthcare system, how it works well and how it doesn’t.
  • offer insights on healthy living, both as individuals, families and a society.
  • show you how physicians think , feel and act , both as persons and professionals
  • will educate and challenge you.

ChangingAging with Dr.  Bill Thomas

Exploring Life Beyond Adulthood

“What we need is  a radical reinterpretation of longevity that makes elders (and their needs) central to our collective pursuit of happiness and well-being.”

On ChangingAging, Dr. Bill Thomas and other contributors explore “the terrain of human aging.”

Named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top ten Americans shaping aging, Dr. Thomas is internationally known for his health care system innovations.

Kavan Peterson ,Co-Founder/Editor writes,

“I think aging is integral to human development and growth, yet much feared and little understood. By nearly every measurement, the second half of life brings more happiness, fulfillment and satisfaction than the “glory days” of youth. Instead of embracing the many virtues of aging, society teaches us to value only the most superficial dimensions — our ability to look and act youthful. The consequences of this outlook are stupendously wasteful and harmful to both individuals and society at large.”

 

Patients ask me, “Doctor, am I just getting old?”  And my answer is, yes, we all are. No matter your chronological age, we are all changing and aging; so whatever stage of life you are in, this blog can be useful to you. Even if you are not facing these challenges now, someone you love probably is, or you will eventually.

 

At this link are posts  from the blog about Embracing Elderhood

 

 

 

Dr. Thomas’ book

Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life

“offers groundbreaking insight to the postwar generation on facing their second coming of age, a developmental opportunity to reshape their lives and our society.”

 

Second Wind by Dr. Bill Thomas

 

 

 

KevinMD.com

Social Media’s leading physician voice

 

Founded in 2004 by Dr. Kevin Pho, KevinMD.com

 “shares the stories and insight of the many who intersect with our health care system, but are rarely heard from.”

Over 2,000 authors contribute to KevinMD.com: front-line primary care doctors, surgeons, specialist physicians, nurses, medical students, policy experts.

And of course, patients, who need the medical profession to hear their voices.

Many, if not most, of the medical contributors also have their own blogs or web sites.

Dr. Pho Kevin received his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and practices internal medicine in Nashua, NH. Besides writing for the blog, he conceives and executes digital strategy and directs technology infrastructure,  and contributes to many other major publications including USA Today.

Here is a small sampling of the articles published at KevinMD.

 

 

And if you are considering “alternative” forms of medical care, read this article first – what a naturopathic doctor thinks about her profession

 

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Health Blogs by Family Docs

These health blogs by Family Physicians provide valid medical information, sound advice, and insights on healthy living. Board-certified in Family Medicine, they discuss common health concerns, the healthcare system, and provide educational and challenging content. Topics range from climate change to medical terms understandable for patients.

reviewed July 24, 2025

Health Blogs by Family Physicians

  • offer valid medical information on a variety of topics.
  • offer sound advice without quick fixes.
  • discuss common everyday health concerns.
  • discuss the healthcare system, how it works well, and how it doesn’t.
  • offer insights into healthy living, both as individuals, families, and a society.
  • show you how physicians think, feel, and act, both as persons and professionals
  • will educate and challenge you.

People sometimes ask me if I  ever considered specializing, and I answer, “I did. I specialized in Family Medicine.”

Family Medicine specializes in families

According to the American Board of Family Medicine.

“Family medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family.

It is a specialty in breadth that integrates the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences.

The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, each organ system and every disease entity.”

Like me, these physician bloggers are board-certified in family medicine. To become certified, we must:

  • Graduate from  a medical or osteopathic college
  • Complete an accredited residency
  • Maintain an unrestricted license to practice medicine
  • Pass a secure, computer-based certification examination every 7 to 10 years
  • Complete at least 150 hours of continuing medical education every 3 years
American Board of Family Medicine certification plaque
By completing the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements, I remain certified indefinitely.

Many family physicians belong to a national medical association, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), as well as our state chapters.

The AAFP provides high-quality learning opportunities for family physicians,  patient education materials and practice management support.

I don’t know these doctors personally, nor am I directly financially connected to them.

(This post does have affiliate links which can pay a commission to this blog for purchases made through them. )

Common Sense Family Doctor

Common sense thoughts on health and conservative medicine from a family doctor in Washington, D.C.

a blog by Kenny Lin, M.D. who is
  • a board-certified Family Physician and Public Health professional practicing in the Washington, DC area.
  • Associate Deputy Editor of the journal American Family Physician (AFP )
  • teaches family and preventive medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
  • Paid consultant to the American Academy of Family Physicians, John Wiley & Sons, and Business Health Services.

In this post he suggests that climate change may really be a health issue.

And here  Dr. Lin explains some medical terms that doctors use frequently but patients may not understand.

Dr. Linda

just a family doctor speaking up from the frontlines of medicine

 Linda Girgis MD, is a family physician who treats patients in South River, New Jersey and its surrounding communities. She

  • holds board certification from the American Board of Family Medicine and is affiliated with both St. Peter’s University Hospital and Raritan Bay Hospital.
  • collaborates closely with several universities and medical schools where she teaches medical students and residents
  • has earned awards and recognition from her peers and a variety of industry bodies
  • contributes to other health blogs
  • has written and published two books

Dr. Girgis’ primary goal as a physician remains “ensuring that each of her patients receives the highest available standard of medical care.”

Topics covered include medical information, healthcare policy, public health and poems, like this one she posted on World Cancer Day 

And in this post she encourages patients to advocate for their own healthcare.

Dr. Girgis wrote these books-

INSIDE OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM and THE WAR ON DOCTORS 

(affiliate links)

THE WAR ON DOCTORS book
INSIDE OUR BROKEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM book

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