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Recent Examples of internist
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.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 July 2024
Much of the fentanyl being imported into the U.S. comes via the southern border, according to Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor of medicine and practicing internist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 June 2024
But it is currently packaged and marketed primarily for treating opioid addiction and severe chronic pain; internists are more likely to prescribe the more dangerous hydrocodone or oxycodone.
—Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
Born in Baltimore, William Goldsborough Helfrich Jr. — known as Bill or Billy to family and friends — was the son of Dr. William G. Helfrich, an internist and family physician, and his wife, Jane deC. Keating Helfrich, a homemaker.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 July 2024
Much of the fentanyl being imported into the U.S. comes via the southern border, according to Dr. Marc Siegel, a clinical professor of medicine and practicing internist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 June 2024
But it is currently packaged and marketed primarily for treating opioid addiction and severe chronic pain; internists are more likely to prescribe the more dangerous hydrocodone or oxycodone.
—Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2017
Born in Baltimore, William Goldsborough Helfrich Jr. — known as Bill or Billy to family and friends — was the son of Dr. William G. Helfrich, an internist and family physician, and his wife, Jane deC. Keating Helfrich, a homemaker.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024
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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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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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Family doctors and pediatricians saw this happen during the COVID-19 pandemic when non-urgent wellness visits were delayed or canceled due to widespread lockdowns.Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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With brains and beauty, this pediatrician currently works at four hospitals and is very passionate about her career.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The World’s Best Hospitals 2024 By Alexis Kayser Healthcare Editor 0 Israeli neurologists gave leading AI chatbots the same cognitive exam used to assess U.S. presidents' mental fitness.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Determining this correlation is a notable feat, as previous studies with the same objective had involved fewer than 1,000 people, Nicholas Seyfried, a neurologist at Emory University who was not involved in the study, tells New Scientist.Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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To make the diagnosis, a specialist called a urologist will perform a scrotal ultrasound, which uses high-frequency sound waves to create detailed images of the testicle.Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
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Again, to emphasize how critical this is in men’s health, 63% of U.S. counties lack a practicing urologist.Reza Amin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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For example, an update on a glycemic assessment by the American Diabetes Association is shared with an orthopedist.Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Now cardiologists, orthopedists, internal medicine physicians, and even psychiatrists are prescribing them—presumably with a different lens than an endocrinologist would, and sometimes without full visibility into the patient’s overall health.Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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The case stemmed from 193 abortions that Cooley, an obstetrician and gynecologist, performed at the Center of Orlando for Women clinic during a two-week period immediately after the waiting-period law took effect.Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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According to Secret, four out of five dermatologists and gynecologists recommend their whole-body deodorant, which contains antimicrobial ingredients that inhibit the growth of odor-causing bacteria.Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
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He was succeeded by his son Bashar, a former ophthalmologist who proved no less repressive than his father.Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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An ophthalmologist with the same name is also listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as having a practice in Newnan, Georgia, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Internist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internist. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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