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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There are two parts of the nervous system — the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, said Beth Oller, M.D., a family physician with Rooks County Health Center in Stockton, Kansas.Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Certain lifestyle habits may impact the condition, according to Mike Sevilla, M.D., a family physician with Salem Family Care in Salem, Ohio.Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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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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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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Lula underwent surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage after the 79-year-old leader complained of headaches that doctors believed to be the result of a fall in a bathroom at his home in October.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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His doctor gave him a cortisone shot during the comatose period and his doctor sent him home.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Family doctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20doctor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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