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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
The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
Texas Children’s Hospital must also pay the state $10 million and five physicians had their medical licenses revoked as part of the settlement, the result of the state Attorney General Office’s investigation into the facility.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Live models — often fellow physicians volunteering their faces — sit under bright lights while Swift showcases the artistry of facial enhancement through injection therapy.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
On top of that, newer LLMs will likely improve in medical uses—Wachter suggests that some models might eventually undergo board certification, as actual physicians do.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The fact that medical schools have a mission to produce physicians who are able to treat the American public may mean they are held to different standards than undergraduate institutions that were the focus of the Harvard ruling.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 15 May 2026
The California Medical Association, which represents physicians, is also opposed to the executive compensation limits.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Medscape’s 2025 Physician Mental Health and Wellbeing Report found that 42% of physicians worried that their employer or a medical board would learn about their depression.
—Frances Mei Hardin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The group claimed the Washington Medical Commission violated the First Amendment and due process by investigating physicians for expressing viewpoints about COVID-19 the commission regarded as dangerous.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
Texas Children’s Hospital must also pay the state $10 million and five physicians had their medical licenses revoked as part of the settlement, the result of the state Attorney General Office’s investigation into the facility.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Live models — often fellow physicians volunteering their faces — sit under bright lights while Swift showcases the artistry of facial enhancement through injection therapy.
—Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
On top of that, newer LLMs will likely improve in medical uses—Wachter suggests that some models might eventually undergo board certification, as actual physicians do.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
The fact that medical schools have a mission to produce physicians who are able to treat the American public may mean they are held to different standards than undergraduate institutions that were the focus of the Harvard ruling.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 15 May 2026
The California Medical Association, which represents physicians, is also opposed to the executive compensation limits.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Medscape’s 2025 Physician Mental Health and Wellbeing Report found that 42% of physicians worried that their employer or a medical board would learn about their depression.
—Frances Mei Hardin, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The group claimed the Washington Medical Commission violated the First Amendment and due process by investigating physicians for expressing viewpoints about COVID-19 the commission regarded as dangerous.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physicians
doctors
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Virtually all of them are written by women, often treated horribly by doctors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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There is no antiviral treatment or cure for measles, and doctors generally treat the symptoms or manage complications.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Physicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physicians. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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