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relapse

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




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Most patients experience a relapse, followed by rapid disease progression.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

The Swiss pharmaceutical company said Monday that the drug, called fenebrutinib, reduced the annualized relapse rate—when symptoms get worse—by 51% compared with Sanofi’s Aubagio over a period of at least 96 weeks of treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

"I was meant to return to Leicester but they didn't want me back in because they didn't want a relapse on their books. So I trained alone for a week and then went into Charlton."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

The stories in Lauren Groff’s third collection, “Brawler,” largely feature people who’ve hit crisis points in their lives: the abusive partner, the natural disaster, the relapse, the deathbed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The news of the president's late-July relapse shocked and disappointed everyone, including his doctors.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow