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disease

[dih-zeez] / dɪˈziz /


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Advances in genetic sequencing and screening technologies have allowed scientists to identify large numbers of disease linked mutations.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Maxman added that a lack of sanitation and hygiene materials means families are exposed to disease from open sewage, and vital water and sanitation systems and services are still destroyed or in disrepair.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The leading killer of gray whales is not natural causes, disease or predators but human-made ship strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In lung cancer patients, the rate of progression to advanced disease was cut roughly in half—10% in GLP-1 users versus 22% in the comparison group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Or would it be the belief that every life was sacred, and that MDR potentially threatened more lives than any other infectious disease?

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




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