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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. hours) allocated to preventive care. hours) allocated to preventive care.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Why is sleep so important for your health?

Vida Family Medicine

Often when a patient comes to me wanting to improve their health, they have put most of their focus on making changes to their diet and exercise. If you do not currently have a doctor, we are accepting new patients! Visit our website to learn more and become a patient so we can get started on helping you improve sleep right away.