diagnose
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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
After Paul's death, Kate wrote to the health board to complain about how long it took to diagnose him with scabies.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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
And I volunteer at the clinic, where a Guinean doctor comes once a week from Coquilhatville to immunize and diagnose babies.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Mr. Jay reports both sides of the controversy: Essentially, the military suspects a real attack, while the medical establishment generally diagnoses psychogenic illness, one with no physical cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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
Experts said a rise in diagnoses over the past 25 years meant cases now appear to be outstripping the expected number in the population for some younger age groups.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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
Gruby diagnoses a heart problem: that’s what is causing his great exhaustion.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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He showed signs of mental decline, and shortly after leaving office, was diagnosed with an aggressive stage-4 prostate cancer that had spread to his bone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The musician was diagnosed with a brain disorder in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The therapy, which was approved in May, works in patients with a specific genetic mutation called ESR1 who have failed hormone therapy, which represents around 1% of all newly diagnosed breast-cancer patients globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The man was in his fifties when he was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
She had recently been diagnosed a diabetic, and told to watch her diet, not to worry too much, not to work too hard.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Identifying the genetic cause also made diagnosing the condition much simpler.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
"I have been diagnosing PCD for 20 years by examining their cilia waveform, length, cell size and shape," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Healthcare professionals “are often undertrained and ill-equipped in diagnosing elder abuse.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Alex has reported on the business and science of healthcare, including the rise of GLP-1 drugs, experimental medicines and new approaches to diagnosing and treating disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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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