frailty

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These results could help explain the "survival-health paradox" seen in post-menopausal women, who often live longer than men but experience higher levels of frailty and chronic illness.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

They’re frustrated with the increasing prosperity gap between Europe and the U.S., and with Europe’s frailty in the face of foreign challenges such as Russia’s war on Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Frail patients are streamed directly to specialist areas, including a frailty unit, or supported in the community to avoid long hospital stays.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

A fast vibrato at first was her only hint of frailty.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

She wondered if he worried about Gabe now, about the frailty of the little boat he was striving to build and the dangers he would face if somehow he launched it into the river.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry