Very interesting article about how we should have more respect for incremental, on-going medical care, rather than just admiring the specialists for crises. But there are also two interesting sidebars, about helping migraines and vertigo, if you have either of those problems.
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Our medical system reward heroic intervention When will we grasp the power of incremental care?
By Atul Gawande
States with higher ratios of primary-care physicians have lower rates of general mortality, infant mortality, and mortality from specific conditions such as heart disease and stroke. Other studies found that people with a primary-care physician as their usual source of care had lower subsequent five-year mortality rates than others, regardless of their initial health.
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/08/13/big-med
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