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The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
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Most people who have mumps only require bed rest, plenty of fluids, and other types of supportive care to help with symptoms, and recover without long-term health problems, says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
In 1960, physicians could do little for a heart-attack patient beyond prescribing bed rest and painkillers; by 2019, with new surgical procedures and numerous costly drugs available, Americans were spending $265 billion treating cardiovascular disease.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Risk factors include: obesity, smoking, dehydration, surgery or fractures that requires prolonged bed rest, long haul travel, pregnancy, medical conditions like existing heart disease and cancer.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Given that bed rest studies have been used to simulate the effects of microgravity, people born with cerebral palsy can give us some sense of how a child’s body might be affected by partial gravity.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
In 1960, physicians could do little for a heart-attack patient beyond prescribing bed rest and painkillers; by 2019, with new surgical procedures and numerous costly drugs available, Americans were spending $265 billion treating cardiovascular disease.
—Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Risk factors include: obesity, smoking, dehydration, surgery or fractures that requires prolonged bed rest, long haul travel, pregnancy, medical conditions like existing heart disease and cancer.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bed rest
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“Bed rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20rest. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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