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“Researchers always have this problem that those who are more health-motivated and have better preventive behaviors are the ones who go get their vaccines,” Geldsetzer explained.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Those who received the vaccine displayed what Geldsetzer described as “large preventive effects,” correlating to a 20 percent reduction in dementia diagnoses.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Although the research opens the door to future therapies, it also reinforces an important preventive measure for people who already have dental implants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The closures were necessary "as a preventive measure to protect the health of students, teachers, and other members of the educational community, given current air quality conditions", the government said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Well, the guy evidently hadn’t been getting the three-times-yearly preventive cleaning and lubricating, which made all the difference.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

She packs a special bag for Pepper, which includes food, water bowls, regular medications, flea and tick preventives, a litter bag, leash, collar, bedding and grooming supplies.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

Some antivirals, such as those for HIV, have worked as preventives.

From Science Magazine ● May 4, 2022

That’s different from the way we typically experience vaccines: as preventives for diseases that feel controlled or even obsolete.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2021

Websites touting miracle cures and preventives – herbs, teas, essential oils, tinctures and colloidal silver – are prevalent.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2020

Ordinary citizens also offered advice and preventives through the town’s newspapers.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy