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One I prepared earlier

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

But I thought about my friends and colleagues, my daily contacts and the faceless names on the hospital letters, and I thought about the pain and hurt in each of their hearts. There was a Milligan-esque relief in these counselling sessions – “I told you I was ill”. Of course I knew all of this to be true. The kind lady didn’t mind.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Some family doctors work in a residency training program where they may see patients in the hospital, out of the hospital, and deliver babies. Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)? A general physician (GP) is not the same as a family physician (FP). Read My Latest News!

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Over The Top

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

These are the fears of the medical community, and they relate not just to the likelihood that our hospitals and clinics will soon be flooded with people, but that the staff working in those hospitals will be washed away, trampled over or blasted apart by the illness itself. Or not wearing any protective gear at all?