as in family physician
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Recent Examples of family doctor
In a 2022 survey of PMDD patients published in the Journal of Women’s Health, more than a third of participants said their family doctors had little knowledge of the premenstrual disorder or how to treat it.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
This is partly because of a shortage of physicians, especially family doctors.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 2 May 2024
As big and boisterous as our brood was, no family doctor or pediatrician ever saw our family on a regular basis.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit also described how patients allegedly reported abuse to unnamed nursing assistants and family doctors and, in one instance in 2004, to Chicago police.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
This is partly because of a shortage of physicians, especially family doctors.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 2 May 2024
As big and boisterous as our brood was, no family doctor or pediatrician ever saw our family on a regular basis.
—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
The lawsuit also described how patients allegedly reported abuse to unnamed nursing assistants and family doctors and, in one instance in 2004, to Chicago police.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family doctor
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For family physicians, though, getting enough doses to meet that demand has been a struggle.Alice Park, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sebastian Tong, a family physician with UW Medicine who studies loneliness, told Axios last month that people have to work harder to overcome social inertia when their interactions are mostly online.Melissa Santos, Axios, 28 Oct. 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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The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the severity of the symptoms, your primary care doctor can refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon for a closer look.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Family doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20doctor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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