sickness

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Jeanne Abrams is professor emerita at the University of Denver and author of “Revolutionary Medicine: The Founding Fathers and Mothers in Sickness and in Health.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Sickness forced him back to the United States after less than a month, but he had seen enough to transform his life and art forever.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

Sickness in pregnancy, often called morning sickness, is very common, with eight out of 10 pregnant women experiencing symptoms.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025

Sickness can hurt farm output by slowing animals' growth, so disease detection systems could improve efficiency by obviating the need for costly clinical testing.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

I ask Dad what afflicted means and he says, Sickness, son, and things that don’t fit.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt