doctor

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Franklin learned she had kidney disease in her 20s when a new primary-care doctor saw that her blood pressure was chronically high and sent her to a nephrologist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It pays assistants to help with tasks such as showering, cooking or attending doctor appointments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"All cases are individual," says Dr Amanda Lahti, a doctor and researcher in sports medicine.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“As a medical doctor, I drew the line,” he said in an interview.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

It isn't until 1800 that an Austrian doctor named Franz Josef Gall declares that the brain is the seat of the intelligence, the emotions, and the will.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman