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morbidity

[mawr-bid-i-tee] / mɔrˈbɪd ɪ ti /




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Heat exposure has been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, especially among women, a major review, external of studies on the effects of heat exposure found.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“Some seasons are better, with lower attack rates and lower morbidity, and other seasons, just by nature of the changes in the viruses, are worse, with more hospitalizations and more deaths,” Sood said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

"For 10 years, the UN and humanitarian organisations were able to improve mortality and morbidity," he pointed out.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

Alissa added that the rollback could overwhelm the healthcare systems in Florida financially and health-wise, leading to increased morbidity and mortality rates.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2025

In this, the atmosphere, no matter how coarse, has a verve and an essential joviality that casts out morbidity.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Prof Mabbott said: "Living a lot longer, but suffering from the multiple morbidities that can accompany ageing, and in-and-out of hospital for another tissue transplant does not sound an attractive way to spend my retirement!"

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

This research could open new doors in understanding the deleterious processes involved in OSA-associated morbidities and formulate novel approaches aimed at reversing the multifaceted impact of OSA on health.

From Science Daily Jan. 3, 2024

Counties with fewer resources, limited know-how, and infrequent exposure to severe weather events are ill-equipped to record data on climate-related illness and morbidities, let alone report them to the federal government.

From Scientific American Sep. 6, 2023

Scientists then started looking into underlying biological mechanisms that can cause long-term psychiatric morbidities.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2023

But, on the whole, it seems probable that Mrs Eddy, with all her hysteria and morbidities and rancours and queerness, has been a power for good in the world.

From Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. by J. Arthur Hill




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