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physician

[fi-zish-uhn] / fɪˈzɪʃ ən /


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Instead she was sent to a physician assistant, who dismissed it, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Caleb Pepperday is a financial planner who works with clients who are largely between 30 and 50 years old and are physician assistants.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

“The part that I care about as a physician is lost in the publicity of it all.”

From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026

Hospitals also receive higher reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid than physician practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Achilles was his pupil and Aesculapius, the great physician; the famous hunter Actaeon, too, and many another.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Most physicians are now employed by large hospital or provider groups, often owned by private-equity firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

More directly involving pharmacists in prescribing decisions alongside physicians could help uncover medication patterns that might otherwise go unnoticed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Scientists, physicians, public health experts and medical organizations recognized a gap and worked together to fill it.”

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Advice from physicians and public health agencies now competes with influencers and content creators, nearly two-thirds of whom have no listed health credentials.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

One of the physicians in the room, Dr. Ezra Abbott, makes notes on Lincoln’s condition: 6:30—still failing and labored breathing.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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