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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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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

In April, Amazon said it was launching a program that provides access to GLP-1 treatments Wegovy and Foundayo through its One Medical primary care arm.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Since this model was adopted 20 years ago, Lyon says the Dutch have seen a "massive expansion of primary care, early diagnosis and treatment" while still offering universal healthcare.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

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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