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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
The hospital chief digital officer who piloted an AI chatbot and now gets hugs from clinicians in the hallway.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Standard intubation tools require clinicians to lift this flap using a rigid metal laryngoscope.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
By pairing neutral terminology with accessible treatment options, clinicians hope to empower women to take control of their health, sexuality and well-being during and after menopause.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Our team spans all 48 contiguous states, including clinicians and field staff who deliver care directly to patients and clinical trial participants.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The union representing jail nurses and mental health clinicians has also raised concerns.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
In the clinic’s small lab, staff can do rapid testing for HIV and syphilis and on-site testing for female patients for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis — which allows clinicians to prescribe medication and treat patients immediately.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Simple steps for firearm suicide prevention What does this mean for clinicians, families, friends or community leaders?
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Patients should be sure to report symptoms to their clinicians, and clinicians need to be vigilant and consider Legionnaires’ disease as a possibility.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Standard intubation tools require clinicians to lift this flap using a rigid metal laryngoscope.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
By pairing neutral terminology with accessible treatment options, clinicians hope to empower women to take control of their health, sexuality and well-being during and after menopause.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Our team spans all 48 contiguous states, including clinicians and field staff who deliver care directly to patients and clinical trial participants.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The union representing jail nurses and mental health clinicians has also raised concerns.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
In the clinic’s small lab, staff can do rapid testing for HIV and syphilis and on-site testing for female patients for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis — which allows clinicians to prescribe medication and treat patients immediately.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
Simple steps for firearm suicide prevention What does this mean for clinicians, families, friends or community leaders?
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Patients should be sure to report symptoms to their clinicians, and clinicians need to be vigilant and consider Legionnaires’ disease as a possibility.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinicians
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Additionally, seven in 10 physicians report that EHRs have not strengthened their patient relationships, while nearly three-quarters say these systems have increased their daily work hours, contributing to widespread burnout.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Making vaccines a choice could mean some Black families are less likely to engage with the health care system or talk to their physicians about other health concerns, Mitchell said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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But what doctors have recently uncovered is that dropping estrogen levels around this period might also spell trouble for women’s brain health.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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The duo are also seen being treated by medics at the scene and later in hospital, with Mendoza's husband having joined them.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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He was taken to a prison medical unit where medics tried unsuccessfully to revive him, said corrections officials in a statement Thursday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Clinicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinicians. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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