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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. Have a good week! Read My Latest News!

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What is primary care? Part 1

Noreta Family Medicine

You need to be able to trust your doctor and build a relationship with them. Stay tuned for Part two next month as we delve deeper into this important topic, providing you with more valuable insights to guide your healthcare decisions. Read My Latest News!

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The Role of Primary Care in Preventative Health

Mesa Family Physician

While specialists play an important role in treating specific conditions, primary care physicians provide the ongoing support and early interventions that help keep you healthy over time. Preventative healthcare focuses on identifying risk factors and detecting illness early—before it becomes more serious. What Is Preventative Health?

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. They are therefore the foundation of every healthcare system.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

There was a Stanford article talking about you as a pioneer in this field. Several of your former PDIA, Project on Death in America, scholars banded together and published a very controversial article in JAMA as I’m sure you’re aware. Susan: Thank you. ” And I wonder, how did you fall in love with palliative care? .”

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. 29% (n=86) of the participants were undecided about getting vaccinated.