Francis Collins

People who are in a position of finding out that they're at risk for some illness, whether it's breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information - even though it might be useful to them - because of fears that they'll lose their health insurance or their job.

American Scientist

John Hutton

Advances in technology and in our understanding of illness and disease together with an expanded workforce and greater resources will allow us to provide more services to a higher quality.

English Educator

June Brown

I think that's why a lot of people are very lonely and get ill when they're older, because I think loneliness and having no motivation, nothing to work towards... I think it kills you.

English Actress

Jane Green

Going through an illness and then death of a close friend has changed my attitudes to friendship enormously.

English Author

Jenifer Lewis

I know what mental illness looks like, and I know that if a person is not ready to get help, they won't.

American Actress

Maya Angelou

I think that that's the wisest thing - to prevent illness before we try to cure something.

American Poet

Jaylen Brown

I had attached my life to basketball so closely that it made me physically ill.

American Athlete

Jim Loehr

Even if you're ill, physical activity at a lower level will help you beat it.

American Psychologist

Yoshihide Suga

I'm completely free of the ill effects of factional influence.

Japanese Politician

Vladimir Lenin

The most important thing when ill is to never lose heart.

Russian Leader

Use 'ill' to indicate varying severity of sickness, often modified by adverbs.

Severity Levels

'Ill' can imply a temporary condition, suggesting possible recovery.

Short-term Sickness

While often physical, 'ill' can also describe mental or emotional unwellness.

Not Just Physical

Use 'ill' to indicate the negative outcomes or consequences of an action.

Negative Outcome

'Ill' can describe inadequate or unsatisfactory conditions or treatment.

Poor Conditions

Use 'ill' to criticize the way something has been done, often due to negligence.

Negative Performance

'Ill' suggests something is unsuitable for its purpose or circumstances.

Lack of Suitability

In literary use, 'ill' can mean wishing bad things to happen to someone.

Wishing Harm

'Ill' as a noun is more common in literary contexts than in everyday language.

Literary Usage

 For that matter, you can't see it either. I mean, what if you have an illness or an infection? How can the doctor diagnose you without being able to see the color change or inflammation? And what if everyone is permanently invisible? Well, think about how boring the world would be

If superpowers were...

 and controlling the growth of more harmful species. So even though you probably associate mucus with being ill, it's really helping you stay healthy. Sure, it might seem gross, but can you think of any other substance that can lubricate, keep your body clean, fight infection,

How mucus keeps us...

 the cubs will be vulnerable to illness until they're around six weeks old so giles has got to keep a close eye on them round the clock there is an awful lot of pressure you know this first and foremost you know there's pressure because these guys are so important to not only

Adorable Tiger Cub...

 and yet we know that people who have been ill often talk about how their illness has yielded them a new perspective. The main question that I've been asked since I arrived at this conference when I said I would talk about infidelity is, for or against? I said, "Yes."

Rethinking infidelity...

 laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. For good or ill, her discoveries in radiation launched a new era, unearthing some of science's greatest secrets.

The genius of Marie...

 can make them feel guilty for struggling. Even just talking about depression openly can help. For example, research shows that asking someone about suicidal thoughts actually reduces their suicide risk. Open conversations about mental illness help erode stigma

What is depression? -...

 stigma the truth about bipolar disorder and mental illness really is no one really talks about it I've shared my condition with a few friends privately their reactions have ranged from surprise sympathetic pure uncomfortable they think they know

Understanding bipolar...

 So it's actually the body's own immune response that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases,

The surprising reason...

 may be a contributing factor to their illnesses. We dream to solve problems. Unconstrained by reality and the rules of conventional logic, in your dreams, your mind can create limitless scenarios to help you grasp problems

Why do we dream? - Amy...

 What also aided in the transmission of the disease was the lack of medical knowledge. For most of human history, the cause of illnesses, germs, was unknown,