chronic

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Many have dealt with asthma and may face chronic health problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Growth drivers include increasing chronic kidney disease prevalence, better affordability supported by public health programs, and rising disposable incomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The first is coverage of day-to-day preventive care that includes medications to manage a chronic condition or quick visits to urgent care.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The company plans to seek priority FDA review for Tyvaso to treat IPF, a chronic, progressive lung disease.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

As for the rest of the children, half of them learned to adjust their functions to the teachers’ ideas of such things and the other half became chronic pants-wetters.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith