illnesses

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Opponents include tech companies and some civil-liberties groups, who say there isn’t enough evidence to blame social media for mental illnesses among young people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"People get what we call malaise - achy in the muscles and the joints, and eventually developing some vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea," which he tells the BBC is "true for a lot of illnesses".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

My partner recently had the same series of illnesses and we rushed to the hospital in an ambulance; a few hours difference and his outcome might have been as dire.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The scientists argue that this process helps explain why many illnesses appear mainly in older adults even though their origins may trace back much earlier.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“It’s not that simple. Some illnesses doctors can’t fix. And you’re not telling Grandma anything.”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles