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diagnosis

[dahy-uhg-noh-sis] / ˌdaɪ əgˈnoʊ sɪs /


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To mark two years since her diagnosis, she decided to create Breast Fest, a charity event to raise money for Merthyr Cancer Aid on 14 November that has raised £6,000 from ticket sales alone.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

This happens, Mr. deBoer explains, when relatively high-functioning young people come together on social media to lower the threshold for qualifying for a diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Even though she was on her way to becoming a physician herself, and even though she was exhausted and stressed, and stress is a possible agitator for shingles, her doctors didn’t immediately find a diagnosis.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Oasis Hospice Care, which has facilities in Houston and Austin, asked the question: Why do some friends and loved ones disappear after a chronic illness diagnosis?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Let's, um...let's just wait until we see what's what, okay? Y'know, get a diagnosis."

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

Those who received the vaccine displayed what Geldsetzer described as “large preventive effects,” correlating to a 20 percent reduction in dementia diagnoses.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

According to the White House, the aim is to support policy reforms to ensure that women’s research is well-funded and that women have access to “stage-specific prevention, diagnoses, treatment, and care.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 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

Oskamp found that as he gave the psychologists more and more information about Kidd, their confidence in the accuracy of their diagnoses increased dramatically.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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