primary care

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She’s prescribed semaglutide for weight loss by her primary care physician, but six months later, she is nauseated most mornings, bloated after small meals, and losing an amount of weight she didn’t intend to lose.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 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

Provan points to long standing issues over recruitment in the primary care sector which he feels should be addressed ahead of the walk-in clinics project.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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