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Vision may be impacted and the sufferer will demonstrate symptoms of dementia before, ultimately, losing the ability to perform basic functions like eating, swallowing and breathing.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025 -
But what to do about an illness that no one fully understands, least of all the sufferer?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Remoteness draws the witness — or victim — forward and into the circle of the predator’s personality.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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And at its climax, the Grabber, the franchise killer played by Ethan Hawke, gracefully stalks his victims on ice skates, ready to lop some heads with an axe.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Following the Easter 2019 incident, Kay took part in outpatient rehab.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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The program at the facility lasts 90 days, after which patients go to the second part of the Wisconsin Community Services program, called Unlimited Potential — an outpatient clinic to access therapy and other services.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The day after her 30th birthday in 2012, Rimes entered a 30-day inpatient treatment facility for issues related to anxiety, stress and emotional exhaustion.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The variety of programs that support older adults include inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs; home health services that support recovery and independence after illness, surgery or injury; programs that help seniors with limited income.—
Carli Teproff,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Raising awareness about the importance of mammograms and prepping patients for discomfort may help.—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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His research led to a treatment called Regenokine, in which a patient’s blood is drawn, heated to increase the concentration of anti-inflammatory proteins, processed into a serum, then injected into the area that needs repair.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Convalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescent. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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