HEALTH & MEDICINE

Nouns
blood tests
by-product
(out of) control
doctor
drugs
emergency services
emergency ward
exhaustion
feat
general practitioner
headache
illness
midwife
nurse
(from the ) outset
side effect
sleep deprivation
surgery
tiredness
vertigo

Adjectives
acute pain
high incidence of sth
life threatening
pragmatic considerations
short-term effects / long-term effects
steady hands
time-consuming
widespread

Verbs / Verb phrases

attend a medical conference
avoid contact with sth/s.o.
be allergic to sth
be crucial to sth
be detrimental to your health
to hinder progress in sth
be in demand
be left to the discretion of s.o
be on a drip
be on call
be on the mend
be resistant to sth
be responsible for sth /s.o
be run down
be symptomatic of sth
be tired out
be/get uptight about sth
come to light
to feel faint (at the sight of blood)
gasp for breath
get over sth
get tired of sth
grimace
have a flashback
have a regular check-up
hace access to sth
have an x-ray
have an operation
have lives in your hands
highlight aspects of ….
to juggle several things at the same time
keep an eye on sth/s.o.
keep up to date with sth
launch sth
live in fear of sth
look after your health
lose your nerve
make a significant difference to sth
make an effort to do sth
make changes to sth
make important decisions about sth
make sth freely available
map sth out
mark the beginning of sth
minimise the effects of sth
need tighter control
put yourself in s.o’s hands
put s.o’s life at risk
receive funding for sth
risk your life
run out of control
save s.o.’s life
suffer from a disease
take risks to do sth
undergo a profound transformation
wait for a diagnosis
wipe sth out
work flat out