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Defining Emergency

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I originally wrote this piece in December, 2010. When a critical illness or injury occurs, then, we should all be thankful that we live within a society where emergent, life-saving medical care is available. Please feel free to share your thoughts and experiences. Broken bones. A heart attack. Respiratory distress. A cardiac arrest.

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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs. and 6.1%, respectively).