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A COVID-19 Personal Story

Metro Family Physicians

The 2019-2020 season INFLUENZA deaths in the US were 34,200 out of 35.5 She is 30 years old, a Pharmacy Technician, with mild intermittent asthma (that is, she needs her inhaler ONLY when she has a cold). Steph was intubated the morning of 4/17/2020, one of 52 patients on ventilators in the ICU. As I write this, the U.S.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. On average, life expectancy increased by 52 days.