Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.
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Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Expect a thorough exam, during which the provider will palpate (touch) the bicep, check for swelling or tenderness, and assess your range of motion and strength.
Jonathan Lamb told reporters earlier in the week, urging residents not to touch mounds of wreckage before it’s properly searched.
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Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
Learning to be a leader should start early on: An episode with Brian Sprout, varsity baseball coach at Woodbury’s East Ridge High School, touched on how sports can help youth become emerging leaders.
One of the others mimed palming the girl’s rear while the third snapped a photo.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
With his feet still inside the penalty area, but his right arm extended beyond its edge, Henderson took the ball almost off Haaland’s foot and palmed it away from his goal, towards the touchline.
Martz brushed off the remark and Bertram took him back to his office.
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Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Fixing leaks, turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, installing water-efficient appliances and running full loads of laundry all help reduce water use.
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Claire Marks,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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