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diagnose

[dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz, dahy-uhg-nohs, -nohz] / ˈdaɪ əgˌnoʊs, -ˌnoʊz, ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊs, -ˈnoʊz /


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What started as an unexpected finding in genetically modified mice helped reveal the cause of an extremely rare disease, transformed how doctors diagnose it, and provided the foundation for developing a drug.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

And it left me with a question: Why is our mental-health system so quick to diagnose and so slow to examine the full context of a person’s suffering?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

And he’ll undergo imaging to diagnose the injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Some companies have been game enough to try new therapies on FTD patients, but they are harder to find and diagnose than Alzheimer’s patients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Your diagnosis is exactly that of my specialist," Mr. Norton said, "and I went to several fine physicians before one could diagnose it. How did you know?"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

According to the White House, the aim is to support policy reforms to ensure that women’s research is well-funded and that women have access to “stage-specific prevention, diagnoses, treatment, and care.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The study wasn’t focused on healthcare specifically, but it raises important questions about whether patients and doctors using different languages can reliably receive consistent information about diagnoses, treatment options, and medical risks.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Prostate cancer diagnoses have quadrupled in people under 50 since 2001, while cases of bowel, kidney and uterine cancers have more than doubled, the paper reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

According to the best medical theories of his day, Dr. Harlow diagnoses an imbalance of bodily "humors."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The Oscar-winning star revealed she was diagnosed with AMD back in 2012, which left her struggling to read scripts and recognise faces.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

She recalled how much he loved the beach, and was devastated when he was diagnosed with skin cancer, which transitioned into brain cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Private-equity firms have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into building national chains of clinics to serve children diagnosed with autism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Initially, it was diagnosed as a superficial vein clot, and now it is a series of deep vein clots that have since traveled to Hurts’ lungs.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Unfortunately, many people are diagnosed too late to receive effective and available treatment.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Identifying the genetic cause also made diagnosing the condition much simpler.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Like many of the hundreds of others who have pitched their tents here to protest at Spain's housing crisis, she has no doubts when it comes to diagnosing the cause.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Healthcare professionals “are often undertrained and ill-equipped in diagnosing elder abuse.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

He had been diagnosing and treating the illness since he’d first set foot in Haiti.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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