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as in generalist
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as in family practitioner
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Recent Examples of general practitioner
Even more important is education for general practitioners on how to help long COVID patients.
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Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Last year, Canadian patients faced a median wait of 30 weeks—roughly seven months—for treatment from a specialist following referral by a general practitioner, according to the Fraser Institute, a Vancouver think tank.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Half of the patients received routine medical care from general practitioners, the other half were instructed to use the Kardia monitor twice a week to take 30-second recordings of their heart rate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Sep. 2017
Newsweek reached out to general practitioner Dr. Deepali Misra-Sharp to find out more.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Farah Aziz Annesha, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Last year, Canadian patients faced a median wait of 30 weeks—roughly seven months—for treatment from a specialist following referral by a general practitioner, according to the Fraser Institute, a Vancouver think tank.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Half of the patients received routine medical care from general practitioners, the other half were instructed to use the Kardia monitor twice a week to take 30-second recordings of their heart rate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Sep. 2017
Newsweek reached out to general practitioner Dr. Deepali Misra-Sharp to find out more.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for general practitioner
Noun
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Access solutions built for convenience or created by generalists won’t be enough.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Specialists still have their place in the game, but modern football feels like the age of the generalist given the rise of greater tactical instruction from the sidelines.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.—
Stephanie Nolen,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 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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Those include scheduling outdoor activities during cooler parts of the day, maintaining proper hydration, and checking all medications with a family physician to identify any potential issues.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
5 Mar. 2025
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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
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Anthropic's bot doesn't have the far-reaching, jack-of-all-trades skill of OpenAI's ChatGPT-4o, but without real-time access to the internet, it has been designed to lean into its strengths: intuitive conversation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Mar. 2025
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Dad was an inventive, jack-of-all-trades, handy man.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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The remaining monks and a layman were rescued and were taken to the hospital.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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In layman’s terms, Trump is keeping foreign leaders on their toes.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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Her doctor, not you, should discuss making those changes with her and the reasons for it.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Today, the platform is used by people who generally fall into the category of experts: coaches, doctors, CEOs, authors, and content creators.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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One analysis from the AMA found that the number of physicians working in private practice dropped by 13 percentage points — from 60 percent to 46.7 percent — between 2012 and 2022.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is true even in households where both spouses work as physicians.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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“General practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20practitioner. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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