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11.15.2009 9:00 pm

New survey shows weaknesses in U.S. primary care

Post-Dispatch file photo.

Post-Dispatch file photo.

If you’re planning to get sick outside of regular business hours, you’d be well advised to do it in the Netherlands.
Almost every Dutch primary care doctor — 97 percent, to be precise — has a nurse or physician…

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11.23.2008 9:01 pm

U.S. health system fails many people with chronic illness

Doctor and patient discuss the results of a heart scan.

Doctor and patient discuss the results of a heart scan.

Americans who have such chronic illnesses as heart disease, diabetes and depression are less likely to get the care and treatment they need than people in seven other advanced countries. And…

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