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How to Decide What's Right for Your Family Most adolescents who are interested in a piercing want them as a form of self-expression and to show their individuality, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician with Rooks County Health Center.
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
And maybe Bains — a respected family physician — can lead the way.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Parents with young children should do this with their family’s pediatrician, and adults should also be sure to speak with their family physician or internist as well.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
And maybe Bains — a respected family physician — can lead the way.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Parents with young children should do this with their family’s pediatrician, and adults should also be sure to speak with their family physician or internist as well.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
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As both a family doctor and the county coroner, Dr. David Suetholz saw many facets of the opioid epidemic.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sisters’ former students have been helping and organizing a daily routine for them, while a family doctor is available to offer medical care, ORF added.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Kennedy sought the advice of doctors after dealing with severe memory loss and brain fog, reportedly leading to a scan of his brain that showed a dark spot in the imagery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Which, incidentally, both physicians practice.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The volunteer pilot, a Wyoming physician named Brent Blue, told me that there’s usually not too much barking unless there’s a cat on board.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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