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The Family Doctor, for the Whole Family
There is a particular household dynamic that plays out often in Chapel Hill. The kids are patients. The partner is a patient. Everyone has a physician who knows them. And the man of the household has a doctor listed in an app somewhere he hasn't actually seen in two years. That gap is worth closing.
Men, This One Is for You Too
About 40% of men only go to the doctor when something has already gone wrong. The conditions most likely to shorten a man's life — heart disease, diabetes, hypertension — don't announce themselves. They build quietly, over years. Here's what it looks like when someone is actually keeping track.