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clinic

[klin-ik] / ˈklɪn ɪk /
NOUN
medical center
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Menendez described a recent case where she cared for a college student who had driven two hours to come to her clinic because she could not find a closer option.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Community clinics that fail to comply would be penalized, with fines placed in a state-managed fund to be spent on clinic workforce programs.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Kyle Gordy insists he choses to donate directly to women because it is more personal than a "cold and clinical" regulated clinic.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The PHA has encouraged those who are eligible for vaccination to contact their local sexual health clinic.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He suffers from hypertension and was also seen at the clinic for malaria.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Some clinics call it the “wolverine compound” because of its healing properties, though New Zealand has recommended that BPC-157 is classified as a prescription drug.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Such devices could potentially allow local clinics across Kentucky to screen people at risk before requiring them to travel long distances to major hospitals for more specialized testing.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Despite the dangers, influencers with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram or TikTok promote private clinics or beauty salons that experts say are dubious.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

They work in rural clinics and hospital wards across the world, from small Caribbean islands to as far away as Italy, where poor, rural communities rely on Cuban doctors to offer basic health services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

It passed churches, meditation halls, mosques, drop-in clinics for Mellowers and an entire floor devoted to the Lion Spirit Medium, who relayed messages from mhondoro, the spirit of the land.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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