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How a Family Care Physician Can Save Your Life

Hitchcock Family Medicine

Preventative Care A family physician will have a complete medical history for you and your family. Comprehensive Care General practitioners provide a wide range of services. This doctor can see patients for common ailments, vaccines, or medical conditions. There are several ways in which they can save your life.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Julianne: It’s interesting because I think I read somewhere that a finding in science often takes about, on average, 17 years to make it into medical practice. We’ll talk about is it in medical practice yet? She tried to extend conversations beyond what was medically, I think, necessary for the encounter.

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