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diagnosis

[dahy-uhg-noh-sis] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs /


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A dementia diagnosis does not mean a person lacks testamentary capacity to change a will.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The 10 years of national data, collected between 2013 and 2022, confirmed that socio-economic status influences health at every stage -- from initial exposure to risk factors, through to diagnosis, treatment and disease management.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since her diagnosis, Applegate has spoken openly about her symptoms — including depression and “intense pain” — and channeled her experiences with the condition in a memoir, “You With the Sad Eyes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Once you have a diagnosis, you're still necessarily not treated in the manner that you should, I don't even get a checkup," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

About Sir Fig Newton’s diabetes diagnosis, having less than a week to raise enough money for his treatment, and my live interview with Ms. Campbell the next day.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

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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