Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

While I strive to write evidence-based but easy-to-understand articles, I believe the NNT is a research concept every GP should know. Now, some context: The NNT was first introduced in the NEJM in 1988 as a useful measure to communicate and prioritize medical treatments. What is the NNT? How to calculate it? 1 year vs. 10 years).

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? More GPs = Higher Life Expectancy Did you know that people in areas with more GPs live longer ? 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

Increased health anxiety has been a feature of the pandemic, with fears around leaving the home, social distancing, hand hygiene, and shortages of goods and medications due to panic buying commonplace. Despite the spike in prescribing of insulins, oral antidiabetic medications were not similarly affected.

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