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A Childhood Illness that Stumped a Pediatrician

A Country Doctor Writes

Her pediatrician suspected cough variant asthma, but she didn’t respond that much to her medications. He did suspect Melanie had whooping cough, even though she had been vaccinated. “That’s not like wheezing with asthma. Melanie’s breathing troubles started almost three weeks ago. So I called.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Austria 14 Canada 15 France 16 Norway 17 Japan 18 USA 19 Sweden 20 Average GP visits 336 238 235 214 206 101 87 202 Specialist visits 284 70 98 91 70 102 44 108 Hospitalizations 38 8 28 14 6 7 13 16 Family physicians provide accessible and comprehensive care for most healthcare needs, most diseases, and all organs.