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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

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This concern is especially serious for people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or who have a history of heart disease. Seek care right away if you’re coughing up bloody mucus or have heart or lung conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This preparation helps the doctor treat you.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

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Share Tweet Share Email Home Psychology & Psychiatry Home Addiction June 16, 2025 The GIST Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction by I.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

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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. 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well. Over time, GPs put their patients into context.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

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doi: 10.1136/fmch-2021-001143 The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in profound changes in patient and prescriber behaviour. In the United Kingdom (UK), primary care practitioners are the first-line clinicians which most patients encounter, providing initial assessment and treatment of a wide variety of conditions.

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Surfers play crucial role in beach safety according to study

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The research, published this week in Safety Science , collected data from 562 recreational surfers from 2020 to 2023. Researchers found that for every 100 surfs, respondents on average gave beachgoers safety advice 11.6 times, first aid 0.4 times and assistance in the water 1.1