chronic

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The drug, used to treat various blood cancers, like chronic lymphocytic leukemia, is Nurix’s investigational tyrosine kinase degrader that eliminates disease-causing proteins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Appetite may decrease, oral health can worsen, chronic illnesses become more common and many older people take medicines that affect how nutrients are absorbed, used or cleared from the body.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

During an investor call on Saturday, a Pfizer executive noted that patients and doctors now view these drugs as tools that address a chronic disease, not as a one-and-done medication.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Last month, I visited a Hollywood neighborhood where one frustrated resident hired her housekeeper to document chronic problems related to homelessness, illegal dumping and criminal activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

A chronic fear of being slighted made him avoid his equals, made him stand, where his inferiors were concerned, self-consciously on his dignity.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley