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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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The research team analyzed data from primary care records in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum, which were linked to hospital and mortality data between January 2007 and March 2021.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

When it comes to peptide injections generally, “the gap between the hype and the evidence is staggering,” Lucy McBride, a primary care doctor, recently wrote in her newsletter Are You Okay?

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

After that, clinic staff helped her find a primary care physician who could order the imaging test.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

GP surgeries and primary care is often referred to as the "front door" to Scotland's NHS and account for 90% of all patient contacts.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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