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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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It’s also harder to apply some treatments such as creams to hard-to-reach areas like the back, so doctors often prescribe oral medications.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Neko doesn’t prescribe medications, and it refers serious findings to a network of health systems and physician practices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Doctors often prescribe blood thinners to these patients to reduce the chance of blood clots and stroke.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Like a doctor the conservator needs to understand the case history of the building in order to make a correct diagnosis and to prescribe the correct medicine or therapy,” Mr. Warrack says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Before long she was delivering so many babies that Audrey and I spent our days driving around the valley with her, watching her conduct prenatal exams and prescribe herbs.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Editors and readers will still need what Mr. Taranto prescribes: human judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

United States in 1929 that where Congress prescribes the exclusive method for compromising tax liability, informal settlements by officials, however senior, do not bind the United States.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

"I want every person who prescribes the drug to warn women of the possible side effects," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

When he gets sedentary patients, Alter prescribes exercise like a drug.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

To bring them into balance, Dr. Harlow prescribes two powerful drugs—an "emetic" to make Phineas throw up and a "purgative," a powerful laxative, to evacuate his bowels.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

On average, they maintained their prescribed foot angles to within approximately one degree.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

She had struggled with her mental health since she was a teenager and hoped being prescribed antidepressants would improve things.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The series is the couple’s prescribed antidote to the social media doomscrolling they call “internet indigestion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Whether someone is prescribed a GLP-1 or is microdosing at their own discretion, there is little support to ensure that other aspects of health get measured.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Within the pouch lay a green flask filled with a calming elixir prescribed by the doctor.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Government can use its purchasing and research policies to reward strong security and safety practices without prescribing how a rapidly changing technology must develop.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

And while promising, some doctors are still cautious about off-label prescribing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I guess it's safe to say that the line between war and peace has been blurred, and that's the new reality that we live with in Europe right now," he said, prescribing his Nordic remedy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

That process allowed the researchers to identify 24 potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades that were both commonly observed in the population and had the potential to cause harm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

He was doing nothing less now, he thought, than prescribing corrective lenses for Earthling souls.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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