bedridden

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I’ve gone from broadcasting a daily radio show, writing a weekly column, flying to deliver at least one lecture a week, and taking at least one listener cruise a year to a bedridden life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

This insight opens the possibility of developing medications that replicate the benefits of exercise, offering new hope for older adults, bedridden patients, and individuals with chronic illnesses who face a higher risk of fractures.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Most of the building's residents were sick and bedridden elderly people.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

I spent a lot of months bedridden, and now that I’m not, I’m very much like a rodeo bull.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

“But she’ll be bedridden for weeks with horrible hives. There is no way she can go. It’s up to me . . . and thee.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan