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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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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

Researchers say the updated PREDIMED-Plus strategy could be used by primary care providers as a sustainable and cost efficient way to help prevent type 2 diabetes on a broad scale.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Within 15 minutes, he said, the primary care doctor was urging him to go see a neurologist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The number of doctors the U.S. can add a year is limited by available residency slots, and many newly minted MDs often bypass primary care in favor of higher-paying specialties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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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