This is the sort of service that a general practitioner should be providing. The vast majority of patients have routine problems. Though these might be distressing to the individuals, the "standard of care" (assuming correct diagnosis) is established practice, and this service would not affect that. For the few with very rare conditions, or with useless primary care physicians, this service might be useful, however t…
There are many conditions which are extremely common, but for which more effective treatments don't propagate to patients. About 5% of the US population has clinical depression, for example, and writing gratitude letters has been shown in studies to be quite effective at treating depression (more so than drugs or therapy). Yet, most patients don't know about it.
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#101The rate of propagation of new treatments is an issue, certainly. However, it is something that a good primary care physician is able to (or rather, should) look-up in an instant if the first line treatment isn't effective. There are no secret treatments being withheld from anyone. Any really cutting-edge research is also of uncertain benefit, simply because it hasn't been tested often enough.