complication
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Lambers Heerspink said, "In the finerenone group, 13.9 percent experienced such a complication, compared to 16.9 percent in the placebo group. That amounts to a reduction in risk of approximately 23 percent."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Doctors suspected she had a potentially fatal pregnancy complication called placenta percreta, where the placenta attaches itself and grows through the uterus.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The complication is that one child was given a property close to home, while another child was given a cabin several states away.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Rates of diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication that occurs when insulin levels are so low that cells can no longer convert glucose into energy, were three times that of the rest of Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Or is she thinking about herself, not wanting to worry about two sons at once, and not wanting the complication of Vincent?
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Some planning experts argue that slow construction is the result of nonregulatory complications, such as skill shortages, high material costs from postpandemic inflation and supply-chain shortages and higher interest rates that make financing more difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that can increase the risk of stroke and other complications.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
A crash near Lakeside Shopping Centre in Grays, Essex, at 05:30 BST on Thursday caused huge delays, with the road not reopening until 20:40 due to multiple complications.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Following multiple surgeries and serious complications, Jennifer now requires extensive medical care, rehabilitation and professional in-home support.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even without such complications, normal agricultural use subjects fish to far heavier concentrations of chemicals than would be required to kill them.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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