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Bainton said the aim of surgery is always to remove the affected tissue while preserving healthy organs, but that this can be challenging because endometriosis can cause fibrosis and may infiltrate nearby structures.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among the areas affected by dangerous pollution levels this week.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

What’s also true is that 21st century markets can be affected by speculators’ attention, much as wheat crops can be affected by the attention of locust swarms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

How anyone else in their vicinity is affected by their actions is an afterthought.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Socios en Salud continues to support nearly fifteen hundred MDR patients, as well as provide clinical, nutritional, and psychological support for more than a thousand people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French