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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

How is it different from general practice? Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors. Rather than simply reacting to illness, internists work to prevent disease before it starts through screenings, vaccinations, and lifestyle counseling. What Is Internal Medicine?

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Out Foreign

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

General practice felt a bit more general. Queueing at passport control. Blast of heat outside the terminal. Heavy bags. Light sweat. Steering wheel on the wrong side. Olive trees. Brown earth. Weird insecty sounds. Indecipherable signposts. It has all been there, waiting for us, all this time. Plenty of seats. It all worked.