diagnose
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“It’s rarely actually useful to diagnose anyone because we’re so complex, and people behave in such different ways in different contexts and so much is systemic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Radiologists are doctors who specialise in using images to diagnose and manage medical conditions and diseases.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Friedman said the team would work to diagnose the problems that plagued the Dodgers in July and August — and reemerged in the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Bell could discern a soldier by his gait and diagnose anemia from the stain on a shirt cuff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Contagiousness, in other words, is an unexpected property of all kinds of things, and we have to remember that, if we are to recognize and diagnose epidemic change.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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As large numbers of Americans born in more recent decades grow older, rising incidence rates could translate into many additional cancer diagnoses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Critical illness is a payment for diagnoses that may include comas, strokes, kidney failures and certain cancers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
The hope is also to stem the increase in diagnoses of late-stage prostate cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
A separate NHS trial of a test called Galleri recently failed to meet its main goal of reducing diagnoses of late-stage cancers, although researchers are still assessing its potential benefits.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
He still spent most of his time in Haiti, but as an attending specialist on the Brigham’s senior staff, he was sought after frequently for his diagnoses of ID—infectious diseases.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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If diagnosed early, patients can often be treated without surgery.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The 83-year-old Biden was diagnosed in May 2025 with aggressive prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The visit also comes just weeks after Leo, who was diagnosed with cancer, had surgery to remove a tumor on his lung.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The story of one little boy who was diagnosed with cancer shows the far-reaching consequences of a craze that has clear echoes today.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
And Nurse Beverly quickly and expertly diagnosed a huge part of Mira’s problem as...dehydration.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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“We are making significant progress towards diagnosing CTE in living patients, which will allow us to start clinical trials to find treatments and ultimately a cure,” Gallini said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Identifying the genetic cause also made diagnosing the condition much simpler.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
"It's understandable because GPs are often confronted with depressed patients and therefore they're very focused on diagnosing depression correctly," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Healthcare professionals “are often undertrained and ill-equipped in diagnosing elder abuse.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He asked Howard Jones to contribute an article recording his memories of diagnosing Henrietta’s tumor.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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