Recent Examples on the WebThe condition is treatable, according to Elizabeth Austin, an assistant professor of psychiatry at UMass Chan Medical School.—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024 Scalise, the No. 2 ranking House Republican, was diagnosed with a treatable form of blood cancer in August.—Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024 Without access to preventative care, many uninsured Americans are at a higher risk of dying from these preventable and treatable illnesses.—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Just ask Crista Eggers, who has been trying to legalize medical marijuana since 2019 to treat her son, Colton, who suffers daily epileptic seizures that his physicians believe are treatable with cannabis.—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 An estimated 52,500 Americans died last year from colon cancer, yet the disease is highly treatable if it's detected early.—Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024 Eye infections are usually treatable, but in severe cases, can cause partial vision loss or blindness.—Julia Landwehr, Health, 2 Nov. 2023 Haywood says prostate cancer is very treatable, and only about 3% of men die from it.—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024 All forms of plague are treatable with common antibiotics, and people who seek treatment early have a better chance of a full recovery, according to the CDC.Am I at risk of plague?—Rebecca Boone, Fortune Well, 13 Feb. 2024
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