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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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Reducing cancer deaths, one test at a time

Permanente Medicine

At Kaiser Permanente of Northern California (KPNC), we’ve proven what’s possible when prevention becomes a systemwide priority. By building an integrated, patient-centered colorectal cancer screening program, we doubled screening rates, cut deaths by 50%, and made major strides in closing racial disparities in outcomes.

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The Physicians Foundation Continues Efforts to Tackle Chronic Disease—America’s Leading Cause of Death—by Addressing Drivers of Health

The Physicians Foundation

The Physicians Foundation announces the 2025 recipient of the Drivers of Health (DOH) Fellowship Program, urges physicians to screen patients for DOH BOSTON, May 21, 2025 – Today, The Physicians Foundation reinforces its efforts to help physicians address drivers of health (DOH) to improve a person’s overall health.