chronic disease

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the agency must restore public trust following the Covid-19 pandemic, shift its focus away from chronic disease and center its efforts on infectious disease response.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Obesity is a complex, chronic disease with serious health consequences. These medicines are highly effective and are helping many people," Ariaee says.

From Science Daily

In Outlive, he recalls realizing in his mid-30s that he was on the path to insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease and, after hacking his own health, decided to return to medicine with the goal of helping patients delay or avoid death by what he calls “the Four Horsemen” of chronic disease: metabolic dysfunction, heart disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s.

From Slate

In older adulthood, preventing malnutrition and weight loss often becomes more important than long-term chronic disease prevention.

From Science Daily

Now chronic disease is on the rise, a scourge these animal lovers attribute to ultraprocessed kibble and overmedication.

From The Wall Street Journal