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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Treating less serious ailments gets faster, more targeted and more efficient, while the means for curing more serious and life-altering illnesses improve. Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. Learn more about the technological future of medical specialties from our latest e-book !

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Other family doctors only see patients in their clinics. The term GP was used more frequently in the past and according to this study , historically signifies a physician who completed some residency training after medical school, but did not fully complete the residency training. What kind of patients do doctors like to see?

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

GeriPal

If you read just one, read Palliative Medicine – Just Another Specialty ? The second is an idea that Michael and Balfour Mount were really, I think, instrumental in articulating, which is this idea that healing is possible through the course of serious illness. by Kearney. I promise its short. And they did.

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