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relapse

[ri-laps, ri-laps, ree-laps] / rɪˈlæps, rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps /




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Whether it is a renaissance or a relapse depends almost entirely on whether Mourinho has learned anything from the last decade.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Around 6.7 million people in the U.S. and 160 million worldwide develop the condition in their lifetime, but current therapies for alopecia have high relapse rates, Nektar said.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Gaining a better understanding of how these drugs are stored and distributed inside cells could lead to more personalized treatment strategies, improving effectiveness while reducing resistance and relapse.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

Roche’s fenebrutinib achieved a reduction in the annualized relapse rate as good as that of the standard of care, Novartis’s Kesimpta, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Despite Roosevelt’s improvement, Kermit knew that even though his father was no longer delirious, he was still weak and vulnerable to a relapse.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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