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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Improve Chronic Disease Management We live in a world of aging populations, with rising chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy. All of that is especially important for disadvantaged individuals with more risk factors, more chronic diseases, more medications, and lower health literacy.

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Evidence v. Belief: What a Kennedy Appointment Could Mean to FDA and Public Health

FDA Law

Rates of chronic disease are high, as is obesity. Kennedy’s tag line is that he and Trump will “Make America Healthy Again.” This seems like a reasonable goal, as most people can probably agree that America is not healthy. Incentives to motivate better nutritional choices and increase physical fitness would be welcome.