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Defining Emergency

StorytellERdoc

When thinking about emergency room settings, even, one can easily correlate the words of Webster to what one would necessitate to be a situation requiring emergency medical treatment. Lately, though, it seems the system meant to provide this care is being bogged down by questionable decision-making. Broken bones.

ER 100
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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. What is the meaning of Family Medicine? As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) Other family doctors only see patients in their clinics.

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Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’

Physician's Weekly

In every part of Canada, in every province, there are not enough doctors. In our city of Victoria, for instance, many people do not have a family doctor because so many doctors have retired; those who are left are unable to take new patients because their lists are full. Health care for all!