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symptom

[simp-tuhm] / ˈsɪmp təm /


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“Perimenopausal brain fog was a real thing, though like nearly every other perimenopausal symptom it was tricky to distinguish from about a hundred other medical conditions,” Sloane tells us.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

“Engineering a sharp appreciation shock would treat the symptom rather than the underlying imbalance,” MS economists said in a note earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The findings could therefore provide a foundation for making deep brain stimulation more precisely tailored to an individual patient's brain network, particularly when existing DBS settings do not provide the desired level of symptom relief.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Wang's story is an extreme symptom of a demographic crisis that has long been in the making in China.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Decades earlier, Shirley Temple was similarly a symptom of the Shirley boom, though she is often now remembered as its cause.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

A CT scan at a hospital was negative, said Green, who added that Young had concussion symptoms but also had full use of his extremities.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Of her patients who take GLP-1s for such conditions, nearly 80% report less joint pain and better function, she said, though it can take three to six months for patients to see improvements in symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Lawyers had said that the boy would need medication for the rest of his life to manage symptoms.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Two categories stood out as particularly deserving of further investigation: reproductive symptoms, including changes in menstrual cycles, and problems involving body temperature, such as chills and hot flashes.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

I described Dad’s symptoms, attributing them not to my father but to a fictive uncle.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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