family doctor

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We’re a long way from Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post portraits of doting parents taking their rosy-cheeked children to the avuncular family doctor for back-to-school checkups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

“You sound crazy, so you keep it to yourself. My family doctor started treating me for PTSD. The grief happens so fast once you realize you were scammed.”

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Timmons says she started her concierge practice in 2022 after burning out as a traditional family doctor.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Before World War Two, most babies in the UK were born at home, or in nursing homes, attended by midwives and the family doctor.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

But when the headaches didn’t stop, we went to see our family doctor, Dr. Scott.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson