side effect

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The most common side effect is a prominent skin rash, which affected more than 86% of patients in the study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s one more side effect of the booming market for artificial intelligence.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

One side effect of the attacks is that dozens of patients—some with confirmed Ebola infections—fled the clinics and returned to their homes, risking further spread of the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Dandruff is a side effect of my medications, so I now use the same Head & Shoulders conditioner as my dad, which doesn’t help the middle-aged-man concern.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green