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7 Developments in Primary Care This Month

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Take a quick look at recent primary care happenings that could influence how you practice.

Click through the slides above for quick summaries of notable things that happened in medicine this month. 

References:

1. WHO Report Roasts Red & Processed Meat

2. PCPs Hesitant to Reduce Diabetes Rx in Patients at High-risk for Hypoglycemia

3. Primary Care Needs Support to Manage Obesity

4. Direct Primary Care: Reunite Doctors and Patients (Direct Primary Care Coalition)

5. Separate Physical and Mental Health Care Called a Mistake

6. AAFP News: Primary Care to Meet Oral Health Needs?

7. Flawed Primary Care Staffing Places Veterans at Risk

 

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