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patient

[pey-shuhnt] / ˈpeɪ ʃənt /


NOUN
person being treated for medical problem
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It also cautioned plastic surgeons that “medical decision-making competence among minors is a matter of debate, particularly when patients are experiencing distress and considering treatments with lifelong consequences.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC's research revealed that Aneurin Bevan University health board in south-east Wales had adopted a scheme enabling staff, patients, families and carers to ask for a second opinion about inpatients whose conditions deteriorate quickly.

From BBC

Hims & Hers said the lawsuit “directly assaults a well-established, vital component of U.S. pharmacy practice that has improved patient care for everything from obesity to infertility to cancer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike the simulated patient interactions often used to test AI, the real humans often did not give the chatbots all the relevant information.

From Barron's

As well as pay increases, the new deal contains protections against the use of AI in the workplace, as well as for trans and immigrant nurses and patients.

From Barron's