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This pollution is often worse during the same times of year when wildfire smoke reaches Wisconsin, said Dr. Beth White, a family physician in Viroqua, a city of 4,500 people in rural western Wisconsin.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
What is breathwork? Dr. Sheila Patel, a family physician and chief medical officer of Chopra, defines breathwork as the conscious control of the breath.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 31 July 2024
Trying to get help from a family physician Adult children, seeking to avoid conflict, may ask the family doctor for guidance.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
How Parkinson’s is diagnosed In the early stages of Parkinson’s, an internist, family physician, or neurologist is often the first to make a diagnosis, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 July 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
What is breathwork? Dr. Sheila Patel, a family physician and chief medical officer of Chopra, defines breathwork as the conscious control of the breath.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 31 July 2024
Trying to get help from a family physician Adult children, seeking to avoid conflict, may ask the family doctor for guidance.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
How Parkinson’s is diagnosed In the early stages of Parkinson’s, an internist, family physician, or neurologist is often the first to make a diagnosis, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
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The family doctor In the Oregon community where Nicole Snow grew up, Dr. David Farley was always there.Meena Duerson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
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Like a trusted family doctor, perhaps nothing is more familiar than the medical drama.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
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Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in Manhattan to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village, and Harriet (Brokaw) Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.Sam Roberts, New York Times, 24 May 2023
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Board records list Murad as a family medicine doctor.My Ly, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Just one result of doing that is creating a massive shortage of Black doctors.Rashad Robinson, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ask your physician, pharmacist, or genetic counselor whether genetic testing for medication response can inform your care.Ellen Matloff, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Berger also listed French as another language either used by the physician or translation services available to his patients.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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