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a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
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Recent Examples of clinicians
During the first two weeks of shutdown, the Hopkins network of hospitals and clinicians continued to offer telehealth appointments that were already on the books.
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Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The council also moved more than $80,000 from its own budget and $500,000 from the Department of Safety and police budgets for the Support Team Assisted Response crisis response program, which sends mental health clinicians and paramedics to respond to some calls instead of police officers.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
This shift reflects the growing understanding that autism looks different in girls than in boys, which in turn allows clinicians to accurately identify it in girls in larger numbers.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Carroll said the task force has been trusted by patients and clinicians across the country for the past 40 years, and he is concerned HHS could undermine that credibility.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2025
Paired with the CorVision gateway, clinicians can view trends and changes for multiple patients at once, with the information displayed on a central screen and integrated into their facility’s electronic record platform.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The alternative would be shifting to Mobile Crisis Response Teams, which is used in Cupertino, and 9-8-8 clinicians.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Grounded in a model that links psychological well-being to ecological well-being, CPA-NA helps clinicians integrate climate awareness into their practice and communities.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
In Kakuma, a vast refugee camp near the South Sudan border, starting in spring, our documentary team followed clinicians and families inside the stabilization unit at Clinic 7, where the sickest children come.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The council also moved more than $80,000 from its own budget and $500,000 from the Department of Safety and police budgets for the Support Team Assisted Response crisis response program, which sends mental health clinicians and paramedics to respond to some calls instead of police officers.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2025
This shift reflects the growing understanding that autism looks different in girls than in boys, which in turn allows clinicians to accurately identify it in girls in larger numbers.
—Joshua Anbar, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Carroll said the task force has been trusted by patients and clinicians across the country for the past 40 years, and he is concerned HHS could undermine that credibility.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2025
Paired with the CorVision gateway, clinicians can view trends and changes for multiple patients at once, with the information displayed on a central screen and integrated into their facility’s electronic record platform.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The alternative would be shifting to Mobile Crisis Response Teams, which is used in Cupertino, and 9-8-8 clinicians.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Grounded in a model that links psychological well-being to ecological well-being, CPA-NA helps clinicians integrate climate awareness into their practice and communities.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinicians
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In one recent Nature study, AI performed on par with non-expert physicians, evidence of how quickly algorithms are catching up to human clinicians in the exam room.—
Dr. Nicholas Cozzi,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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This fear from the box got in the way of patients being able to trust what their physicians were telling them.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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In July, Sanders announced doctors had removed his bladder after the discovery of a tumor.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Police said Grand Prairie medics pronounced both the man and woman dead at the scene.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Two passengers were checked by medics, and a flight attendant was taken to the hospital, according to WSOC.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Clinicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinicians. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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