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a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death
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Recent Examples of pathologists
That would save nearly $16 million in the next fiscal year for plumbers, electricians, teachers, speech and language pathologists, and others.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Speech-language pathologists work with people who have disorders involving speech, language and swallowing, sometimes from injuries, medical conditions or developmental delays.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies Thursday to determine the cause of death, though the identities of the victims have not been released.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies on Thursday to determine the cause of death.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals who evaluate and treat swallowing disorders.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists would move to a higher pay scale.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
One physician shared that the tool found critical information buried in the records of a cancer patient, which helped a team including six pathologists to give a definitive diagnosis.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Speech-language pathologists work with people who have disorders involving speech, language and swallowing, sometimes from injuries, medical conditions or developmental delays.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies Thursday to determine the cause of death, though the identities of the victims have not been released.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Government pathologists conducted autopsies on Thursday to determine the cause of death.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists are the health care professionals who evaluate and treat swallowing disorders.
—Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Speech-language pathologists would move to a higher pay scale.
—Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Through a microscope, pathologists can see a great deal about a tumor.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
One physician shared that the tool found critical information buried in the records of a cancer patient, which helped a team including six pathologists to give a definitive diagnosis.
—Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologists
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In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Scheiber reported on roughly 400 primary care doctors at Allina, a major Minnesota health care system, who unionized in 2023—the largest group of private-sector physicians to do so in modern memory.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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No doctors appear to be facing consequences.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The same groups pushing this measure are also behind Initiative 110, which would restrict certain health care for transgender youth, inserting politicians into private medical decisions that belong with families and their doctors.—
Mike Smith,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The committee working on the legislation includes seven county coroners and a deputy coroner; representatives of city, county and state law enforcement agencies; a deputy county prosecutor; a county commissioner and a tribal member.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Deputy coroners have medical degrees and have higher salaries than the coroner, whose salary is set by the state.—
Erin Glynn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Feb. 2026
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The victim took himself to the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS station, and from there, medics took him to a hospital in critical condition.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of others were injured, including a dozen medics, Reuters reported.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, clinicians are winning more than 70% of IDR disputes because independent arbiters recognize that insurers are underpaying.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some mental health clinicians who treat addiction have seen an uptick of visits from prediction market users.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The practice’s board‑certified ophthalmologists and experienced optometrists bring more than 75 years of combined professional experience and have performed over 18,000 major ophthalmic surgeries and laser procedures, utilizing current surgical and laser techniques.—
Community's Choice Awards,
jsonline.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Located in Oklahoma City near the OU Health Sciences Center, Dean McGee Eye Institute also conducts vision research and trains future ophthalmologists through its residency and fellowship programs.—
Community's Choice Awards,
Oklahoman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, her unit was becoming increasingly short-staffed as other obstetricians left and retired.—
Natalie Krebs,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Conversations with pediatricians suggest additional Hib cases are occurring and causing severe illness.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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The investigator also provided affidavits from child abuse pediatricians at Cook Children's and from a gastroenterologist at Children's Medical Center Dallas.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Pathologists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologists. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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