diagnose
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While hydrogen breath tests conducted at home are commonly used to diagnose lactose intolerance, Shaukat says they produce a lot of false positives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
When our system is designed solely to diagnose the presence or absence of disease, one organ at a time, people have no baseline against which to make broader lifestyle decisions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
And he’ll undergo imaging to diagnose the injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Even in some of the most severe cases, hormone levels sometimes dropped below the minimum thresholds typically used to diagnose primary aldosteronism.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The few doctors left in Kabul didn’t have the right equipment to diagnose what was ailing her or the right medication to make her better.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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Mr. Jay reports both sides of the controversy: Essentially, the military suspects a real attack, while the medical establishment generally diagnoses psychogenic illness, one with no physical cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The study wasn’t focused on healthcare specifically, but it raises important questions about whether patients and doctors using different languages can reliably receive consistent information about diagnoses, treatment options, and medical risks.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
His and Pierina's diagnoses are frequently voiced by fellow protesters, ordinary Spaniards and even the Spanish government.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
He still spent most of his time in Haiti, but as an attending specialist on the Brigham’s senior staff, he was sought after frequently for his diagnoses of ID—infectious diseases.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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The 71-year-old pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after the surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, which the Vatican said had been "successful" and proceeded without complications.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
The former University of Virginia standout was reportedly diagnosed with the Grade 4 cancer last year and briefly went into remission, but the tumors returned in July, according to Houston news site Chron.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The man was in his fifties when he was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The therapy, which was approved in May, works in patients with a specific genetic mutation called ESR1 who have failed hormone therapy, which represents around 1% of all newly diagnosed breast-cancer patients globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“He was diagnosed with cancer a couple years after we first met. He died on October 30, 2001; he was only fifty-three years old.”
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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Like many of the hundreds of others who have pitched their tents here to protest at Spain's housing crisis, she has no doubts when it comes to diagnosing the cause.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Healthcare professionals “are often undertrained and ill-equipped in diagnosing elder abuse.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The larger challenge for Warsh is diagnosing what his predecessors got wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Minya pronounced, as though diagnosing a disease, “Happy.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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