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Why Primary Care Should Run the Healthcare System

By KEN TERRY (This is the fourth in a series of excerpts from Terry’s new book, Physician-Led Healthcare Reform: a New Approach to Medicare for All, published by the American Association for Physician Leadership.) Many other countries’ healthcare systems outperform ours for one simple reason: They place a much greater emphasis on primary care, which… Read More: Why Primary Care Should Run the Healthcare System »

Coronavirus symptoms this Doctor says you shouldn’t be ignoring – plus 6 ways to optimise your immune system

Healthista Collective Expert Doctor Gemma Newman reveals possible coronavirus symptoms you shouldn’t be ignoring plus 6 ways you can optimise your immune system Join Dr Gemma Newman this weekend for the immersive Come Alive Summit, 15th – 16th August 2020 The Come Alive Summit is about helping people feel good again through this difficult year;… Read More: Coronavirus symptoms this Doctor says you shouldn’t be ignoring –… »

Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing

Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More: Concerns rise that the system for diagnosing epidemics is failing »