doctor

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Franklin learned she had kidney disease in her 20s when a new primary-care doctor saw that her blood pressure was chronically high and sent her to a nephrologist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“As a medical doctor, I drew the line,” he said in an interview.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

How a doctor who has treated—and had—Ebola thinks America should respond to the escalating crisis.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

When somebody rang for the doctor – two long rings and a short one – everybody picked up.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck