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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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Waiting times for adult gender clinics are "unacceptably long" with patients waiting an average of five years and seven months for a first appointment, according to a review of services.

From BBC

After a year on orforglipron, patients who had been on Wegovy before switching had regained just two pounds on average, while patients who had been on Zepbound before switching had regained 11 pounds.

From Barron's

Separately, the NHS also records the number of the sickest patients in hospital with flu over the winter.

From BBC

The six people killed on the plane include a young patient from Mexico who had been treated at Shriners Children’s Hospital and her mother.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its umbrella organisation, TAE Life Sciences, develops technologies and drugs for treating cancer patients.

From BBC