as in doctor
a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death
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Then there are the anti-vax politics — including baseless allegations made by Robert Malone, a pathologist turned biotechnology executive, on his personal Substack.
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Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
More than 1,400 teachers, counselors, psychologists, speech pathologists, nurses and early childhood educators began striking Thursday over pay, benefits and staffing.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
The analysis was led by with pathologist Philippe Charlier after he and his team were granted approval by Louis XIV’s descendants Jean d’Orléans and Louis-Alphonse de Bourbon, per the outlet.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
And in 2022, one of my former instructors, the forensic pathologist James Gill, Connecticut’s chief medical examiner, found that children could also be at risk of death.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
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The accuser reported the assault during a doctor's appointment in December, according to court documents.—
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At first, doctors sent them home from the hospital with instructions to monitor her symptoms.—
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Most are given the heartfelt gift at the end of their first appointment with a physician following their cancer diagnosis.—
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At the time, physicians cautioned that another pregnancy could trigger a serious relapse.—
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Following an inquest, a coroner's jury determined the death as accidental with no criminal intent.—
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Sacramento County coroner’s officials had not yet positively identified McClintic and were determining what caused the man’s death.—
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Alvarez Westwood, an interventional breast imaging radiologist, has long been connected to causes focused on early breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.—
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In radiology, for example, an agent trained on the expertise of multiple doctors could catch tumors in dense tissue that a single radiologist might miss.—
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Nicole says Hannah did get better and stronger — strong enough that Hannah's neurologist told her the whole story.—
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One assumes it’s taken this long to find a neurologist who will get silly about a serious exam designed to find the fine line between normal aging and the big uh-oh of dementia.—
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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, more than half of pediatricians report spending from 10 to 19 minutes counseling parents about vaccines, and nearly 1 in 10 spend more than 20 minutes – often several times per day.—
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Local pediatricians in the upstate region of South Carolina have also seen parents refuse vaccination for their children, even after direct experience with illness from measles.—
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That passenger told the flight crew about Fletcher's condition, per the court docs.—
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Director Jay Chandrasekhar, who did participate in the doc, was present for the incident.—
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Her Washington internist recommended this place ...—
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The risk of seizures is not a new concern, explains Elizabeth Cilenti, MD, MPH, an internist and pediatrician at Northern Virginia Family Practice Associates.—
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologist. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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