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prescribe

[pri-skrahyb] / prɪˈskraɪb /


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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

Morgentaler describes getting calls “all the time”—for instance, from men completely unable to find a physician to prescribe testosterone therapy.

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

“That’s what I said! But Dr. Culligan said I had to ‘react adversely to the stimuli’ before she could prescribe me anything.”

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Like most doctors, he only prescribes brand-name GLP-1s made by Eli Lilly and Novo rather than the compounded, copies versions made by special pharmacies and commonly sold by telehealth companies and med spas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

“I watch the sardines,” murmurs Madame, “and the termites, and the crows . . .” Etienne summons a doctor who prescribes rest, aspirin, and aromatic violet comfits.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Both Kimberley and Jacqui were prescribed various antidepressant medications over the years to little or no benefit - but never asked if they had experienced mania until they reached the point of hospitalisation.

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

The daily walk is no longer prescribed, to keep her abdominal muscles in working order.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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

While there is a decent amount of data showing that Crohn’s patients can tolerate GLP-1s, Cohen says he’s not yet prescribing them off-label for patients who don’t meet the criteria.

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

The project involved an interdisciplinary international group of experts in medication prescribing and geriatric medicine.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

So I fall back on the support networks of my real-life social class, call the dermatologist I know in Key West, and bludgeon him into prescribing something sight unseen.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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