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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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“At a time when our nation is facing a health care shortage, especially in primary care, now is not the time to cut off the student pipeline to these programs,” the lawmakers argued.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"Your primary care physician will know the constellation of your medical conditions and other medications you might be on," Padula said.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

In November, a new primary care doctor told Glannan her heart sounded like “a bunch of galloping horses,” Glannan recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Both pharma plays came under pressure after Amazon unveiled a dedicated “GLP-1 Management Program” through its primary care arm, Amazon One Medical.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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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