21.   For their part, physicians say they are too often blamed for mistakes that are really systemic.

22.   Former President Gerald Ford was hospitalized on Wednesday after suffering what physicians say was a minor stroke.

23.   Her physicians said she needs a bone marrow transplant soon if she is to survive that illness.

24.   Humana Inc. said it will eliminate language from its contracts with doctors that physicians say limits treatments they can recommend to patients.

25.   His physicians said his heart ailment may have resulted in part from a hereditary tendency toward circulatory disease.

26.   In light of management changes, the HMO in October moved to eliminate all language from its contracts that physicians say limits treatments they can recommend.

27.   Instead, he traveled to Germany, his physician there said, and was treated for one-third the cost of private health care in Britain.

28.   Local physicians say the study reinforced their belief in proceeding with caution when considering new drugs.

29.   Meantime, some physicians say the demand is virtually overwhelming.