nonmedical
adjective
non·med·i·cal
ˌnän-ˈme-di-kəl 
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The number of students across the county getting nonmedical vaccine exemptions for religious reasons has grown to 869 in the 2024-25 school year, up from 385 a decade ago, Isaacson said.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
From 2003 to 2022, annual overdose deaths in the United States rose from less than 26,000 to nearly 108,000—becoming the leading nonmedical cause of death, surpassing car accidents and gun violence combined.
—Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
In Spartanburg County, South Carolina – the center of a large, ongoing measles outbreak – nearly 8% of children had nonmedical exemptions for vaccines that are required to attend school in 2024, up from 2% in 2014, the new research shows.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Ban on cat declawing Declawing cats for nonmedical reasons is set to be prohibited statewide.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
From 2003 to 2022, annual overdose deaths in the United States rose from less than 26,000 to nearly 108,000—becoming the leading nonmedical cause of death, surpassing car accidents and gun violence combined.
—Charles Fain Lehman, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
In Spartanburg County, South Carolina – the center of a large, ongoing measles outbreak – nearly 8% of children had nonmedical exemptions for vaccines that are required to attend school in 2024, up from 2% in 2014, the new research shows.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Ban on cat declawing Declawing cats for nonmedical reasons is set to be prohibited statewide.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Nonmedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmedical. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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