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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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Venezuelan medical students, doctors and veterinarians are offering primary care out of a McDonald’s that was among the few buildings left intact after the quakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

But “people may have gone to their primary care doctors, which this would not capture. This data deserves follow up.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

For example, a study published in 2004 calculated that doctors trained in epidemiology would need an impossible 29 hours per weekday to be fully up on all the latest research in primary care.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

Despite being classed as a minor road, Turner Road is home to Colchester's hospital and a primary care centre.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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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