ailments

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Rare-disease patients and their advocates criticized Makary for not being flexible enough when it comes to evidence to prove treatments for their ailments work.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

From the autumn, the new £340m investment will see five common ailments added to this list, although it is not yet clear what these will be.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Some local residents have long pressed leaders to act, saying that intrusive noise could worsen post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Expectations were insanely high for this show — Bieber’s first large-scale concert after a few years he spent in the pop-star wilderness recovering from various health ailments of both the physical and mental variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Later, at the table, I listen to him make idle conversation with the old senator about the various ailments they have both suffered.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez