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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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Routine screening policy for all adult primary care patients could significantly improve depression diagnosis

Medical Xpress

In 2020, more than 21 million adults in the U.S. Depression is a costly and debilitating condition that profoundly influences a person's quality of life. reported having at least one major depressive episode in the previous year.