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3 Conditions Internal Medicine Can Treat

Hitchcock Family Medicine

This type of doctor is often referred to as an internist or primary care doctor. According to the CDC, the percentage of adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional in the last year is 84.9%. Conditions such as asthma can also be treated through internal medicine.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. And some other symptoms that you gotta think about in reflux, chronic cough, hoarseness, or even asthma like symptoms. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of GER and GERD in the pediatric population.

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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. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.