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Will having fewer primary care physicians shorten Americans’ lifespans?

Publish date: February 28, 2019

 

Primary care physician growth trails population growth, and it could impact U.S. life expectancy. Opportunities are being missed for advance care planning for elderly ICU patients. Insulin-treated diabetes in pregnancy carries a strong preterm risk. And U.S. measles cases are up to 159 for the year.

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