as in family doctor
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Recent Examples of family physician
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.
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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
Parents should also discuss any concerns with their family physician.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Vashishtha is a family physician and the medical director of a community health center in City Heights.
—Devesh Vashishtha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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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
Parents should also discuss any concerns with their family physician.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Vashishtha is a family physician and the medical director of a community health center in City Heights.
—Devesh Vashishtha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
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And, as always, caregivers can always call their family doctor with any concerns, Oller adds.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
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Florida’s slowdown in kindergarten vaccinations, which began after COVID arrived five years ago, mirrors a nationwide decrease in a post-pandemic world where politics, misinformation and personal freedom have muddied vaccination guidance and reduced trust in what the family doctor recommends.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Frequent bouts of rheumatic fever left the kid’s heart so weakened that one childhood doctor predicted a lifespan of 16 years.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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In perpetrator countries, most people were passive witnesses, but there was also considerable participation by elites including artists, university professors, Catholic and Protestant clergy, media moguls, business leaders, and even physicians.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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To provide the best maternity care, nurses and physicians have to listen to their patients.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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