idiopathic
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It’s acquiring Centessa Pharmaceuticals, which is working on orexin receptor 2 agonists for conditions like narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia — forms of daytime sleepiness.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
The company reported that the Tyvaso trial, TETON-1, showed a magnitude of improvement in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, when compared with the first Phase 3 trial.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Hussain died Sunday afternoon in San Francisco of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, his family said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024
The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, at a hospital in San Francisco, his family said in a statement.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
I once Googled “excessive blushing” and found out there’s a terrifying name for my condition: idiopathic craniofacial erythema.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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