patients

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The hospital in the city of Nijmegen said on Monday this was a precautionary measure, as the workers did not follow strict protocols while handling the patient's blood and urine samples.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Last fall, legislators in Sacramento expanded those protections by allowing pills to be mailed without either the doctor or the patient’s name attached.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

The patient’s wife hasn’t shown symptoms but is “self-isolating as a precaution,” the Swiss Health Ministry said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Without a patient’s full history, it’s impossible to assign the event to Foundayo, Shin said, pointing out that the pill had been “put through the clinical trial ringer” prior to its launch.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

He opened his eyes and saw a thin, mean man in a patient’s bathrobe and pajamas who looked at him with a nasty smirk and jeered.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller