relapse

Example Sentences

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“Obesity is a chronic, relapsing, biologically defended disease,” says Stanford.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although antibiotics are commonly used to treat the infection, many patients experience relapses after treatment.

From Science Daily

Secondary goals in both relapsing multiple sclerosis studies showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in brain lesions, Roche said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"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

Current treatments rely largely on immunosuppression, which does not work for everyone and can leave patients vulnerable to relapse.

From Science Daily