as in hospital
a place for the treatment of those who are ill or injured
The university medical center just added a new cancer wing.
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Victoria Knight Feb 10, 2025 NIH cuts pose test for GOPers in research states
NIH's cut to indirect research costs will provide an early test of whether Republicans with major academic medical centers in their states push back against the Trump administration's government overhaul.
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
These include: lack of large medical centers, hospitals and research-intensive universities; thin and more rural populations; less robust economies; and lack of cutting-edge research infrastructure driven by less investment by the states in research and development.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Medical researchers are beginning to explore the potential cognitive benefits: an ongoing study at Vanderbilt’s medical center investigates whether nicotine patches could alleviate memory loss in people with mild cognitive impairment.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In fact, in 2014 the Cleveland Clinic opened the first functional medicine practice at any US academic medical center, the Center for Functional Medicine, where Dr. Carter is the medical director.
—Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
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Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
These include: lack of large medical centers, hospitals and research-intensive universities; thin and more rural populations; less robust economies; and lack of cutting-edge research infrastructure driven by less investment by the states in research and development.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Medical researchers are beginning to explore the potential cognitive benefits: an ongoing study at Vanderbilt’s medical center investigates whether nicotine patches could alleviate memory loss in people with mild cognitive impairment.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In fact, in 2014 the Cleveland Clinic opened the first functional medicine practice at any US academic medical center, the Center for Functional Medicine, where Dr. Carter is the medical director.
—Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medical%20center. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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