illness

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The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

In December, Mette-Marit told public broadcaster NRK that her illness had developed "faster than I'd hoped" and that activities she enjoyed with her husband - like hiking and skiing - were no longer possible.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The just-quirky-girls-at-a-country-club mood does eventually turn darker, but the musical, like some other works of art about mental illness, often falls into the trap of romanticizing it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

And then one girl told the other people to leave and then she told me her illness journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Doctors have a special name for the illness caused by mutant TB germs: MDR, or multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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