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Recent Examples of family physician
The study is limited to family physicians, who are generally more racially diverse than other physician disciplines.
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Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
After four weeks of intensive cardiac physical therapy rehabilitation, Stewart, a family physician, returned to the office to see patients.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Feb. 2024
For family physicians, though, getting enough doses to meet that demand has been a struggle.
—Alice Park, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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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Tina Reed, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
After four weeks of intensive cardiac physical therapy rehabilitation, Stewart, a family physician, returned to the office to see patients.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Feb. 2024
For family physicians, though, getting enough doses to meet that demand has been a struggle.
—Alice Park, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
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Based on my conversations with health care workforce experts, the US probably has too many surgeons and not enough family doctors.Dylan Scott, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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The country’s medical system has also been strained for years, with a growing shortage of family doctors.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 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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The medical examiner’s office will first use dental records to make an identification, although that requires doctors to have some idea of who the person is, Ukpo said.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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My doctor, however, didn't understate the situation.Eldiara Doucette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sistrunk, for whom Northwest Sixth Street was renamed in 1971, succeeded Dr. Henry H. Green in 1922 as a physician dedicated to treating Black patients.Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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Trump can right this wrong by providing physicians and families with full transparency about the sorry state of the medical research and protecting children from being subjected to further experimentation and pain.Roy Eappen, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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