Hugh Silk

Mar 25, 2024 | annfammed.org | John Ahern |Brandon Pleman |Nicole O’Connor |Hugh Silk

Research ArticleInnovations in Primary Care Uptake of a Multilingual Intervention to Promote Toothbrushing in a Safety-Net Health Care System John Ahern, Brandon Pleman, Nicole O’Connor and Hugh Silk Key words: THE INNOVATION Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood, disproportionately affecting low-income minority children.1 Twice daily toothbrushing with fluoridated toothpaste is proven as a clinically effective, low-cost method of reducing dental caries in children.2...

Mar 1, 2024 | journals.stfm.org | Hugh Silk

More than 500,000 people in the United States are homeless. This number does not include housing insecure individuals who couch surf or are at risk of eviction. Tracy Kidder, in his latest book, Rough Sleepers, does for the homeless population what he did for global health in his landmark book Mountains Beyond Mountains, 2 when he followed Paul Farmer around the world. This book is deeply experiential, too.

Jan 5, 2024 | jabfm.org | Hugh Silk

Doctor-Patient RelationsFriendship, HomelessnessLonelinessPublic HealthScreeningSocial Determinants of HealthSocial IsolationSocial ProblemsAll the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong? Ah, look at all the lonely people!—“Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles, 1966John is a patient of mine. He is in his sixties and originally from eastern Europe. His male partner passed away years ago. John’s health has been worsening for a while.

Apr 13, 2023 | journals.stfm.org | Hugh Silk

Book Title:We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing Author:Jillian Horton, MD Publication Details:HarperCollins, 2021, 304 pp., $18.99, paperback Our medical colleagues are burning out at record rates. Ninety-one percent of US physicians have felt burned out at some point in their career.1The pressures of quality improvement, electronic health records, 15-minute appointments, and waning connections with colleagues all contribute to the morass.

Mar 27, 2023 | annfammed.org | John Romano |Hugh Silk

AbstractOral health dramatically affects overall health and vice versa. Oral health is a key health indicator for Healthy People 2030. Yet family physicians are not addressing this important health issue at the same level they address other essential health problems. Studies show that family medicine training and clinical activities are lacking in the area of oral health.