clinicians

plural of clinician

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clinicians Every clinical breakthrough has cost implications, accelerates the pace of change and widens the gap between what is scientifically possible and what is practical for clinicians delivering care. — Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The fear has become so common that clinicians now have screening tools to assess and treat people with anxiety over mass violence. — Jillian Turanovic, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Expect clinicians to lean harder on body condition assessment, measured feeding and daily movement as standard of care rather than optional advice. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 Locally, child therapists and clinicians have advice on how to talk with kids about traumatic events. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Patient advocates and clinicians say the recent advancements in treatment could mark the beginning of a new era in sickle cell care, one that may free thousands from recurrent episodes of debilitating pain and improve long-term health outcomes. — Steven Ross Johnson, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 When the body is starving, the brain will return an incessant and often distressing loop of thoughts about food, an adaptive response designed to prioritize renourishment that clinicians try to harness rather than shut down. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Once a hospital makes a patient’s records available through Epic’s Care Everywhere, many clinicians who work with Epic across the country can pull up those records, with some exceptions. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Yet since the American Medical Association Code of Ethics explicitly forbids physician participation in capital punishment, executions are rarely, if ever, performed by expert clinicians. — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinicians
Noun
  • In Uganda, for example, Kerry says that her group has partnered with the Ministry of Health to build up emergency medicine by training 30 emergency medicine physicians.
    — Diane Cole, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The film centers on three American physicians – one Jewish, one Muslim, and one Zoroastrian – who volunteered their expertise in Gaza to treat Palestinian children severely wounded by Israeli armaments.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arrangement also permitted Cuba to pay for some of the oil by sending doctors, athletic trainers, engineers, and other specialists to Venezuela, marking a significant step in the growing political and economic alliance between the two countries.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The most egregious perpetrators of fraud in the industry were corrupt doctors who were paid by patients to send insurance companies medical examination reports that omitted unfavorable findings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The bicyclist, a man believed to be in his 40s, was rushed by medics to Richmond University Medical Center but could not be saved.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Citizen App Officers provided first aid until medics arrived and he was taken to a local hospital.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Clinicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinicians. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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