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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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Of all Early On evaluation referrals, 60% involve a communication delay, which is a risk factor for language failure, said Hamp, and hurting future reading readiness.
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Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the prosecutors pulled back on their request to reduce Epstein’s status and New York judges refused to lower Epstein’s risk factor.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
But there’s another powerful risk factor behind nearly every chronic disease.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Hypertension—a form of high blood pressure that is an early risk factor of heart disease—could spike, according to the projections.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
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Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the prosecutors pulled back on their request to reduce Epstein’s status and New York judges refused to lower Epstein’s risk factor.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
But there’s another powerful risk factor behind nearly every chronic disease.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Hypertension—a form of high blood pressure that is an early risk factor of heart disease—could spike, according to the projections.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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