poor health
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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
Khan's lawyers had petitioned the Supreme Court, saying Khan was in poor health and needed a medical examination, and the court on Tuesday ordered Khan hospitalised within two days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
Though Ariana had been in poor health for a long time, the blow, coming so soon after the loss of their mother, had a profound effect on both of her brothers.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
