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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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Neko doesn’t prescribe medications, and it refers serious findings to a network of health systems and physician practices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

For instance, Walter Bagehot, the 19th-century editor of the Economist, didn’t simply prescribe that, in a crisis, central banks should lend freely against good collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Doctors often prescribe blood thinners to these patients to reduce the chance of blood clots and stroke.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Morgentaler describes getting calls “all the time”—for instance, from men completely unable to find a physician to prescribe testosterone therapy.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

In my new profession I am like a confessor, for I listen as the nuns reveal their ailments, and I prescribe balms, tonics, and poultices.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

"I want every person who prescribes the drug to warn women of the possible side effects," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

When he gets sedentary patients, Alter prescribes exercise like a drug.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

At Carafem, a reproductive healthcare company that prescribes abortion medication via telehealth in 19 states and D.C., providers have offered the option of misoprostol-only abortions since 2020.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

Drawas says a longevity doctor prescribes them for him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

He’s the one who prescribes me meds and sends me to people like Dr. Minerva.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

On average, they maintained their prescribed foot angles to within approximately one degree.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Both Kimberley and Jacqui were prescribed various antidepressant medications over the years to little or no benefit - but never asked if they had experienced mania until they reached the point of hospitalisation.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The series is the couple’s prescribed antidote to the social media doomscrolling they call “internet indigestion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Whether someone is prescribed a GLP-1 or is microdosing at their own discretion, there is little support to ensure that other aspects of health get measured.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

An assortment of antipsychotic medicines was prescribed, and he improved gradually—but never enough, apparently, to merit discharge.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Government can use its purchasing and research policies to reward strong security and safety practices without prescribing how a rapidly changing technology must develop.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Vidali says prescribing GLP-1s off-label is becoming more mainstream, particularly in fertility practices, for women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, and related metabolic issues such as insulin resistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I guess it's safe to say that the line between war and peace has been blurred, and that's the new reality that we live with in Europe right now," he said, prescribing his Nordic remedy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Their expertise could help identify potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades that warrant further evaluation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

She told me her doctors started prescribing the drugs in 1997 after what she referred to as “the Gold Digger Situation,” which she refused to tell me about.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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