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also pediatrist
as in doctor
a medical professional who treats babies and children
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Recent Examples of pediatrician
Sermo interviewed 108 healthcare professionals this month, including primary care physicians, pediatricians, OBGYNs, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and retail pharmacists.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
This is particularly important since many adolescents, particularly those from minoritized communities, do not always have consistent access to a pediatrician or primary care provider.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
On the morning of Jan. 24, Clancy took her daughter to a pediatrician, called a local CVS store about a stool-softener prescription and ordered dinner at the ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The downward trend worries pediatricians who are starting to see an uptick in flu cases.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
This is particularly important since many adolescents, particularly those from minoritized communities, do not always have consistent access to a pediatrician or primary care provider.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
On the morning of Jan. 24, Clancy took her daughter to a pediatrician, called a local CVS store about a stool-softener prescription and ordered dinner at the ThreeV restaurant in Plymouth.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The downward trend worries pediatricians who are starting to see an uptick in flu cases.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pediatrician
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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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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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In a case related to fibromyalgia, the opinion of Dr. James Bress, an internist, carried more weight with an insurer than the patient’s rheumatologist at the Mayo Clinic.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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An internist by training, Dr. Weldon served seven terms in Congress, representing a district on Florida’s central east coast, before returning to his medical practice.Emily Anthes, New York Times, 25 Nov. 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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As a teen-ager during the Cultural Revolution, she was relocated to the countryside for two and a half years of physical labor, then went to medical school and returned to her home town to become an obstetrician.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 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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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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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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