The phrase "medical maladies" refers to health problems or illnesses that a person may have. It is a way to describe physical or mental conditions that require medical attention or treatment. Full definition
And literally the entire remaining attack — Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain, and Mario Mandzukic — has recently missed time because of medical maladies. (blackwhitereadallover.com)
With medical malady and not a misaligned personality to blame, a female finally gets to embrace the regression so widely celebrated by contemporary comedy's male heroes. (dvdizzy.com)
Oliver Sacks (1933 — 2015): The neurologist began as a medical researcher, but found his calling in clinical practice and as a chronicler of strange medical maladies, most famously in his book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. (discovermagazine.com)