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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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Both health systems, which previously received subpoenas for patient information, have denied wrongdoing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Proposition 44 requires that community clinics spend 90% of revenue on patient services, which Regan has said ensures that money is aligned with the mission of the health centers.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Some factors that could affect both which treatment a patient received and how their health changed over time could not be fully evaluated.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Pam Brown from Durham was an NHS patient who underwent a mastectomy in 2022 at Spire Hospital in Washington, where one of the outsourced private clinics was based.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

After that you had to stand and wait, patient patient patient, until you heard the Schaffhauser sizzle.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

A large, company-funded study analyzed randomized-controlled trials of patients on the drugmaker’s GLP-1s and found the drugs didn’t increase patients’ risk of developing the condition.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Thornock said Shasta Community Health has patients who travel more than an hour to get care and provides a program that transports them to health facilities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

These drugs can help patients manage blood sugar, lower cardiovascular risk, and, in many cases, lose a substantial amount of weight.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

As the patients listened to the Temptations classic “My Girl,” lyrics scrolled on the TV and they were encouraged to sing along.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The Damasios are renowned brain researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City and treat patients with the same kind of frontal lobe damage that afflicted Phineas.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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