primary care
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In the idealized version of American healthcare, it’s the role of the primary care doctor, or PCP, to guide this patient.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 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
Fewer than half of people diagnosed with osteoarthritis are referred to exercise programs or physical therapy by their primary care provider.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026
He said that as more residents gained access to primary care, utilization at some county-run clinics declined.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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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