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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. In Europe, countries with stronger primary care had less unnecessary hospitalizations, especially concerning Asthma, COPD, and diabetes. If so, please share this article!

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

In our article entitled “Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model”, we attempt to quantify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care medication prescribing and dispensing, addressing a gap in the literature.