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a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death
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Recent Examples of pathologist
Speech language pathologists, nurse injectors, and dental hygienists all make into the six-figures.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The program partnered with the school for the Cookies and Cocoa Caravan for the fourth time, according to Alisa Crawley, Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street Campus speech and language pathologist and Kids in the Kitchen director and founder.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Samuel Orton was a pathologist and neuropsychiatrist who, in the nineteen-twenties, noticed that people who had suffered left-hemisphere brain injuries had reading difficulties that were similar to those of certain bright children who underperformed in school.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
The idea is that districts could better coordinate and share some of the more expensive and difficult-to-find resources, such as speech language pathologists or school psychologists.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The program partnered with the school for the Cookies and Cocoa Caravan for the fourth time, according to Alisa Crawley, Milwaukee College Prep Lloyd Street Campus speech and language pathologist and Kids in the Kitchen director and founder.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Samuel Orton was a pathologist and neuropsychiatrist who, in the nineteen-twenties, noticed that people who had suffered left-hemisphere brain injuries had reading difficulties that were similar to those of certain bright children who underperformed in school.
—David Owen, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathologist
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Beyond the physical health risks, doctors and lawyers warn the societal shame around menstruation has a corrosive impact on women’s mental wellbeing and sense of self.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Apollon was rushed to Lawnwood Hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section.—
Jamilka Gibson,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco After Bri initiated their breakup, Chris went forward with his connection with Jessica, an infectious diseases physician who opened up about her hospital job being a major factor in her divorce.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a New Yorker contributing writer covering health care, investigated whether the drug can deliver on that promise.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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The coroner’s office has not yet determined Escamilla’s cause of death or his hometown, though his family has been contacted in Florida.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her preliminary cause of death is listed as smoke inhalation and the manner of her death is pending investigation, according to a coroner news release.—
Aaron Valdez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Feb. 2026
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Occasionally, the utility of these tools raises concerns of AI replacing the human expert radiologist.—
Peter Shen,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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Seeing a radiologist becomes easier as the radiologist becomes better and more efficient at their job, resulting in an overall increase in demand from patients looking to see radiologists.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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One day in 1989, Smith’s graduate student Steve Finkbeiner (now a neurologist at the nonprofit Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco) was using the microscope to explore the potentially toxic effects of the neurotransmitter glutamate, the molecule most neurons in the brain use to communicate.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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As Poppy's symptoms progressed, a neurologist referred the family for further testing.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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In June, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance to recommend that pediatricians order exome or genome sequencing as the first-line test for patients with global developmental delays or intellectual disabilities.—
Brad Quick,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to an old study by Dennis Ownby, MD, a pediatrician and former head of the allergy and immunology department of the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, having multiple pets actually decreases a child's risk of developing certain allergies.—
Bill Strickland,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Stones’ original bass guitarist, Bill Wyman, is featured in this doc, providing insight and anecdotes from the band’s perspective.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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This loving tribute to Marianne Faithfull is the answer to boring rock docs and uninspired music biopics.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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The surgery was an in-patient procedure because my internist said that was safer for someone over 60.—
Patricia Tortolani,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her Washington internist recommended this place ...—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Pathologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathologist. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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