disease

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“Tiger Woods’ experience with spinal disease highlights a real and under-recognized issue among modern-era golfers,” said Dr. Corey Walker of the Barrow Neurological Institute.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

No deaths have yet been attributed to measles in 2026, but the disease killed three people in 2025.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

McMichael died April 23, 2025, after a five-year battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The disease was first documented in a major outbreak between 1955 to 1956, but it took decades before it became a major focus of scientific research.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

If someone was gravely ill with an infectious disease such as TB, malaria, or typhoid, the patient would be sent to the clinic, Bon Sauveur, that he and Père Lafontant were building in Cange.

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