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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
For many clinicians, advocates, and experts, micro-betting has emerged as a key battleground in the fight to reign in gambling addiction.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
This level of control could allow clinicians to guide the robots to specific sites and adjust their behavior in real time.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Zhao is blunt that AI in health care will only work if clinicians buy in.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In terms of incorporating literacy into the program, there are designated times for reading books as a group, but at the end of the day specifically, clinicians focus on regulation while creating literacy awareness.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The legislation also allows the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to provide online guidance for clinicians and medical certifiers and requires the department to notify registered users of the state's vital records system of the new requirements.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Whether that threshold translates into shorter diagnostic timelines now depends on whether clinicians across specialties incorporate menstrual history as clinically meaningful rather than culturally expected.
—Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
The program would focus on preventive services and essential treatment, while leveraging partnerships with nonprofit dental outreach programs, community health centers, volunteer clinicians, dental schools, and private providers across the state.
—Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
More than 150 clinicians are embedded in police departments serving over 250 communities across the state, Bradley highlighted in a letter to lawmakers earlier this month.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
This level of control could allow clinicians to guide the robots to specific sites and adjust their behavior in real time.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Zhao is blunt that AI in health care will only work if clinicians buy in.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In terms of incorporating literacy into the program, there are designated times for reading books as a group, but at the end of the day specifically, clinicians focus on regulation while creating literacy awareness.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The legislation also allows the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to provide online guidance for clinicians and medical certifiers and requires the department to notify registered users of the state's vital records system of the new requirements.
—Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Whether that threshold translates into shorter diagnostic timelines now depends on whether clinicians across specialties incorporate menstrual history as clinically meaningful rather than culturally expected.
—Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
The program would focus on preventive services and essential treatment, while leveraging partnerships with nonprofit dental outreach programs, community health centers, volunteer clinicians, dental schools, and private providers across the state.
—Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
More than 150 clinicians are embedded in police departments serving over 250 communities across the state, Bradley highlighted in a letter to lawmakers earlier this month.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinicians
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Some cases are referred to physicians for medical or psychiatric review when additional evaluation is needed.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Many of those claims, which physicians must help their patients sort out, come from the very administration advocating for physician nutrition education.—
Christopher Duggan,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The American Jewish community responded to the Yom Kippur War, which killed nearly three thousand Israeli soldiers, by flooding Israel with donations; doctors and students volunteered to join the war effort.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Police said medics responded to the scene and took the woman to a hospital.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Additional officers arrived and are seen providing medical aid, including chest compressions, before medics arrived.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Clinicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinicians. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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