poor health
Example Sentences
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In these cases, screening may have offered little benefit because poor health or limited life expectancy meant that finding and treating the cancer was unlikely to improve health or extend life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, following complaints about his poor health.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“She is in poor health and owns a home with a reverse mortgage that has been used to help pay for her caregivers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Capital murder requires an intent to kill, and there was a persuasive argument that there was no intent to kill in this case and that poor health care had caused the victim's death.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
