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relapse

[ri-laps, ri-laps, ree-laps] / rɪˈlæps, rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps /




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“What this vaccine does is reduce that risk of relapse significantly.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Around 6.7 million people in the U.S. and 160 million worldwide develop the condition in their lifetime, but current therapies for alopecia have high relapse rates, Nektar said.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

Looking to the future, George said he planned to continue his treatment to ward off a relapse, but knows that "MS will take what it wants".

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

A reduced dose of vancomycin failed to prevent relapse, and a higher dose of EVG7 also produced weaker results.

From Science Daily Mar. 11, 2026

"I hope my sister is not overtaxing her strength, so soon after her illness. It would be a great pity if she were to suffer a relapse."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The European Commission approved Cenrifki for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis without relapses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

I wonder if my relapses into depression would happen anyway, or if they are a side effect of menopause.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2025

She’s not sure how her policy on relapses fits in.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2025

She added: "I don't think people have really appreciated the power of social prescribing and how good it is to be able to help yourself and have the tools to prevent relapses later on."

From BBC Apr. 29, 2025

But unlike Jeffrey, she had had two relapses of her leukemia in the past four years.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

After her condition relapsed before joining OpenAI, Simo decided to work remotely from Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Future studies will use animal models and larger patient groups to better understand how drug delivery, tumor structure, and lysosomal storage interact in clinical settings, including in relapsed cancers.

From Science Daily Mar. 27, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a biologics license application for anito-cel as a fourth-line treatment for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

From Barron's Feb. 23, 2026

He had a bone marrow transplant last year, but relapsed around Christmas.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2025

However, this was before Inigo’s wound reopened; and Westley relapsed again; and Fezzik took the wrong turn; and Buttercup’s horse threw a shoe.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Almost a decade later, the Times looks to be relapsing into bad form.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

Jebb emphasised that GLP-1 drugs "are a really valuable tool in obesity treatment -- but obesity is a chronic relapsing condition."

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

The Swiss pharmaceutical group said Monday that fenebrutinib met its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 clinical trial in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, the most common form of the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

Their work uncovered traces of two disease-causing pathogens -- those behind paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever -- which match the symptoms described in eyewitness records from that time.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 2025

She was fast relapsing into stupor; nor did her mind again rally: at twelve o’clock that night she died.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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