sickness

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The statement said its sickness policy recognises all medical conditions, including PTSD.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It has been used to treat West African sleeping sickness, a chronic illness spread by the tsetse fly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

In March, the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast that spending on health and sickness benefits for working age people would reach £78.1bn by 2029-30, a 15% increase on this year.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

That’s because we see spending on our health at a younger age as a way to prevent sickness later in life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Still, a sickness comes upon us—we now call it the “summer sickness”—and many of our men are too weak to work.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone