patient

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American Express announced two new lounges but you’ll have to be patient because none will debut this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

One patient required treatment for hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious kidney complication.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Delayed discharges, which occur when a patient is clinically ready to leave a hospital but is forced to remain in a bed because necessary social care, support, or housing is unavailable, are incomparable.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Although the facility was meant to care for the dying, its patient mortality rate was about 2.3% during the last five years, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He headed with his team upstairs to see the patient.

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