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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

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Having Your Own Long-Term GP Can Save Your Life Patients who choose a GP rather than a specialist as their primary care provider have a 19% 8 lower mortality and produce 22% 9 -33% 8 lower healthcare spending. million people in 2018), shows that the longer you know your GP, the better off you are. million Canadian patients).

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

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In this episode of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast , we explore pertussis, also known as whooping cough – a disease that remains a public health challenge despite widespread vaccination efforts. Pediatr Rev May 2018; 39 (5): 247–257. Daniels, Camille Sabella; Bordetella pertussis (Pertussis).

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