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Recent Examples of eclampsiaInterestingly, breakthroughs in women’s healthcare, like the recent discovery about pre-eclampsia, have revealed how conditions traditionally thought to affect women can be linked to factors involving men’s health as well.—Britney Porter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 Experts say there appear to be several risk factors, including pregnancies involving twins or other multiples, a maternal age of 35 or older and high blood pressure, including pre-eclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication characterized by elevated blood pressure.—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 Hodson said Hughes had been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia late in her pregnancy but was otherwise healthy.—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 In some instances, preeclampsia can lead to severe complications, including eclampsia and HELLP syndrome.—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for eclampsia
Mild cases can include muscle aches, tiredness and vomiting and diarrhea, while more severe symptoms may include stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
13 May 2025
Whooping cough can cause serious complications such as apnea, pneumonia, convulsions and encephalopathy, the CDC said.
In the five years since the global shutdown that heralded the Covid-19 pandemic, the retail industry has weathered a once-in-a-generation evolutionary spasm which, like the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, has forced brands and companies to adapt or die.
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Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
According to the neurologist, Dr. Alier Marrero, the patients suffered hallucinations, spasms, rapid memory loss and the sensation that bugs were crawling underneath their skin, but their symptoms and brain scans didn’t neatly fit an existing diagnosis.
With antibiotics only, the recurrence rate of appendicitis within a year is about 15-41%.8
Complicated Acute Appendicitis
Complicated appendicitis occurs when acute appendicitis advances to a more severe stage, often involving rupture.
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Brandi Jones,
Health,
17 May 2025
The healthcare team creates a screening schedule for colon cancer recurrence.
Some patients experience dramatic relapses, others a slow and steady decline.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Following his first two relapses at HealthRight’s detox facility, he was transferred to a men’s residential treatment building, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
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