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Food Desert or Food Apartheid?
It may be startling to see or hear the term “food apartheid.” I know it was for me the first time I heard it, but let me explain. I recently attended the…
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Finding Primary Care Providers Can Be Hard – Part 2 of 2
In part 1 of this series, we discussed why there is a shortage of family doctors or primary care providers and physicians. In part 2, we talk about some solutions. Physician, nurse practitioner,…
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Finding a Healthcare Provider Can Be Hard – Part 1 of 2
It’s not your imagination. Finding a healthcare provider, particularly a family physician or primary care physician, is not as easy as it used to be. Whether you need to switch because your doctor…
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Do You Take Your New Prescription Drugs Right Away?
Did you know that over 15% of patients get new prescription drugs don’t get them filled? And that initial medication non-adherence, or non-compliance, was 17.6%? A study published in the British Journal of…
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Health Inequities Growing in the U.S.
We’ve made a lot of progress in improving healthcare over the years. There are better ways to diagnose many conditions; we have new and improved – even personalized – therapies; and we have…
