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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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"We want to identify people's problems before they become patients, so these scans could well become a part of our future healthcare and primary care needs to adapt."

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Further, they can be hard for primary care doctors, who might not be familiar with every tick-borne affliction, to catch.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

"I encourage patients to be proactive and use the checklist to start a conversation with their primary care provider about any concerning bowel changes."

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

“They will show up in increased primary care office visits and exacerbations of chronic disease over the next few weeks,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

We’ve had people come in saying they want to sue some specialist, and we’ll say, ‘We don’t think that doctor was negligent. We think it’s your primary care doctor who was at fault.’

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell



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