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a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders
you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever
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Recent Examples of physicians
Sepsis among children is a very difficult and elusive problem for physicians to diagnose and treat, with almost 10% of cases being missed in the emergency room.
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Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
And the most common requirement in order to take physicians through a change journey of this digital transformation of 15 years ago, or the AI transformation of today, is demonstrating impact and outcomes on patient care, quality time spent.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Jerry and Rebecca Music and their now-adult daughter, Allison Music, sued the Eating Recovery Center and 29 executives, physicians and other staff members in Denver District Court on Sunday.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
However, physicians and other providers who work in a hospital as independent contractors rather than as employees are often not subject to a hospital’s financial assistance policy.
—Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
But, as previously reported by the Post Bulletin, physicians aren’t the only foreign professionals recruited by Mayo Clinic.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
If insurance companies refuse to compensate physicians for this type of care, doctors will forgo it, taking shortcuts to see more patients per day.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The agency also issued a letter alerting physicians nationwide.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
About a third of H-1B workers are nurses, teachers, physicians, scholars, priests and pastors, according to the lawsuit.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
And the most common requirement in order to take physicians through a change journey of this digital transformation of 15 years ago, or the AI transformation of today, is demonstrating impact and outcomes on patient care, quality time spent.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Jerry and Rebecca Music and their now-adult daughter, Allison Music, sued the Eating Recovery Center and 29 executives, physicians and other staff members in Denver District Court on Sunday.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
However, physicians and other providers who work in a hospital as independent contractors rather than as employees are often not subject to a hospital’s financial assistance policy.
—Michelle Andrews, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
But, as previously reported by the Post Bulletin, physicians aren’t the only foreign professionals recruited by Mayo Clinic.
—Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
If insurance companies refuse to compensate physicians for this type of care, doctors will forgo it, taking shortcuts to see more patients per day.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The agency also issued a letter alerting physicians nationwide.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physicians
doctors
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Ascension Wisconsin patients insured by UnitedHealthcare are scrambling to find new doctors or rearrange their health care plans, after contract negotiations between the health system and insurer failed.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The conjoined twins, originally born in Mexico, have defied odds through the years and have lived far past doctors' expectations, PEOPLE previously reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Physicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physicians. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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