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prevention

[pri-ven-shuhn] / prɪˈvɛn ʃən /


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The weight-loss drug market leader is renewing a focus on infectious-disease prevention.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It would have required the state’s regulatory agency to consider the audits’ findings before agreeing to raise customer rates to cover even more wildfire prevention spending.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"Revisiting the definition of B12 deficiency to incorporate functional biomarkers could lead to earlier intervention and prevention of cognitive decline."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The health agency said "widening gaps in testing and prevention" were partly behind the surge in transmission, and called for urgent action.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

There is already talk of a breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of human disease.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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