Bebout Family Medicine

12/24/2025

12/23/2025

Christmas/New Years Hours

BFM will be closed 12/24, 12/25, and 12/26. We will be open regular hours on 12/29 and 12/30. We will close on 12/31, 01/01 and 01/02. We will reopen on 01/05. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Stay safe and Healthy!

12/08/2025

Bebout Family medicine will be closed after 10am on 12/09/2025/ We will reopen at 08:00am 12/10/2025. Thank you.

12/02/2025

Serious problems folks. The internet is out. I cannot do any work because my entire system is based on the internet and computer systems. It looks like I may be closed today unless they get that fixed quickly. If you have any questions call me on my cell phone or text me or something to that effect.

11/26/2025

Bebout Family Medicine will be closed for Thanksgiving on 11/27-11/28. We will reopen on 12/01/2025.

11/12/2025

Bebout Family Medicine will be closed on Friday, Nov. 14th. We will reopen on Monday, Nov. 17th.

09/24/2025

Dr. William Bebout, MD – Direct Primary Care

✅ Same & next-day appointments
✅ After-hours office visits when necessary
✅ Care for all ages – pediatrics through geriatrics
✅ Discounted prescriptions & testing for the uninsured and underinsured
✅ Free “Meet & Greet” visit to see if his services are a good fit for your family

While Dr. Bebout does not bill insurance for office visits, your insurance can still be used for labs, imaging, and testing.

Note: Medicaid will not cover prescriptions or orders since Dr. Bebout has opted out of accepting Medicaid.

This model of care ensures direct access to your doctor without the red tape of traditional insurance.

09/18/2025

When Profit Outweighs Protection: Veterans, Coal Miners, and the Cost of Responsibility

Where do we draw the line between financial survival and human responsibility? In my work as a physician, I’ve seen how government agencies and industries sometimes place profit ahead of the very people who sacrificed for them—veterans who served our nation and coal miners whose lungs bear the cost of their labor.

Follow the link in the first comment to read my thoughts on this complicated and important matter.

09/18/2025

Would you give your baby o***m for colic?
In the 1800s, parents did — thanks to Dalby’s Carminative.

This “soothing syrup” for teething infants contained laudanum (o***m tincture), alcohol, peppermint oil, and sugar. Each bottle held the equivalent of half a tablespoon of o***m mixed with booze.

No wonder the babies stopped crying.

History like this reminds us why modern drug safety laws exist.

09/17/2025

Imagine having an asthma attack…and being told to light up a cigarette.

That’s exactly what Dr. Schiffmann’s Asthmador Ci******es promised in the early 1900s. Each pack contained stramonium and belladonna—both nightshade-family drugs—and the instructions literally told patients to inhale the smoke deep into their lungs to stop bronchial spasms.

No to***co, just toxic alkaloids, burning paper, and desperation.

It’s a perfect snapshot of how far medicine has come—and how far we’ll go when gasping for air. Ridiculous, dangerous, and yet somehow widely sold in pharmacies for decades.

This unopened pack (with all 24 ci******es still inside) now lives in Dr. Bebout’s Cabinet of Medical Curiosities—because you can’t make this stuff up.

09/04/2025

New Memoir Entry: Why Medicine Draws Me In

Why does medicine interest me? That’s a question I’ve asked myself more than once. The answer isn’t neat. It’s curiosity that won’t quit, a fascination with the morbid side of medicine, and a love of history that keeps me asking why.

In my latest memoir post, I talk about the specialties that never clicked, the ones that keep me energized, and the path I sometimes wish I’d taken. From family practice to forensic pathology, it’s all part of the same story.