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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
Even more striking, dermatologists were more than 13 times as likely as primary care physicians to accurately diagnose melanoma using dermoscopic imaging.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
But Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were never provided or were provided only for cosmetic purposes or for patients whose primary care physicians had not referred them for treatment of chronic migraines, per the release.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
As a result, many future physicians don't learn much about ecology, agricultural policy, or veterinary science.
—Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
Then two separate internal medicine physicians, blinded to whether the diagnosis came from a human or an AI, evaluated the results.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Streight says 31 providers, including two physicians and 26 nurses, will lose their jobs due to the closure.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 22 May 2026
The physicians the Globe interviewed didn’t suggest patients were enrolled in hospice inappropriately.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.
—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
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
But Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were never provided or were provided only for cosmetic purposes or for patients whose primary care physicians had not referred them for treatment of chronic migraines, per the release.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
As a result, many future physicians don't learn much about ecology, agricultural policy, or veterinary science.
—Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
Then two separate internal medicine physicians, blinded to whether the diagnosis came from a human or an AI, evaluated the results.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Streight says 31 providers, including two physicians and 26 nurses, will lose their jobs due to the closure.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 22 May 2026
The physicians the Globe interviewed didn’t suggest patients were enrolled in hospice inappropriately.
—Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe, STAT, 21 May 2026
The legal agreement also compels TCH to fire multiple physicians who performed these procedures, revoke their privileges, and never hire or credential such doctors.
—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
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 25 May. 2026.
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