family physician

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Recent Examples of family physician Ed Kraemer, a family physician who practiced in Lee’s Summit for nearly two decades, opposes the legislation, telling The Star that the bills are tailored to support a product that kills people. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025 But Kraemer, the Lee’s Summit family physician, said the effort by Missouri officials to limit cities from pursuing additional public health standards is concerning. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2025 In Idaho, where lawmakers are considering a state work rule and a three-year limit for Medicaid benefits, family physician Peter Crane estimates about two-thirds of his patients are enrolled in the program. Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025 Your family physician or child’s pediatrician can provide a referral to a specialist for an evaluation and treatment. Carrie E. Bearden, Scientific American, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family physician
Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
Noun
  • Eighty-one percent had high confidence in their family doctor.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In founding Trellis Health, Giraud, formerly of genomics company Illumina, discovered that the concept of a family doctor — essentially a physician who has seen several generations in one family and therefore is able to provide more precise care — no longer exists.
    Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
    Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This incident directly led to a rule change, giving doctors the final authority over player removal, rather than the manager.
    Geoff Scott, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Still, the only advice for men for now is to talk the issue over carefully with their doctors.
    Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Treatments must be administered by a doctor or a physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, or health care professional with a master’s or doctorate level training in acupuncture and a state license to practice acupuncture.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • There are several reasons why these conditions go untreated and undetected—and many of them can be linked to inconvenience, maternal-fetal medicine physicians from some of America's best maternity hospitals told Newsweek.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025

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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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