prevention
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a low-cost version of a twice-yearly HIV prevention shot, bringing the breakthrough drug closer to market in low-income countries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Today, p-tau217 can help identify people at high risk for future Alzheimer's dementia for participation in prevention trials," said Sperling.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Employees facing misconduct allegations would be informed of the possible outcomes before being asked to respond and a suicide prevention framework was being developed, it added.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Our HIV business grew 18% and HIV prevention sales nearly doubled year-over-year,” Chief Executive Officer Daniel O’Day said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But for those not yet touched by the disease and certainly for the generations as yet unborn, prevention is the imperative need.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
U.S. taxpayers invested billions of dollars in the effort and were able, until recently, to access treatments and preventions for the virus without paying out-of-pocket for them.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
"Epidemic preventions have been lifted...COVID-19 testing sites are mostly being dismantled... So, because right now in Chaoyang district cases are quite high, it is better to stock up on some medicines," he said.
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2022
DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg said at the time that the reason for it was a search syndication agreement with Microsoft, and that more updates on third-party tracker preventions were coming.
From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2022
As a budding health reporter, I tried to learn everything I could about Alzheimer's and wrote about new research on preventions and treatments that everyone wanted to believe had potential.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022
These preventions he accomplished, though, without once really weakening, and was safe at a good distance from the tempting gate when the crowd within began to shout as the horses were brought out.
From In Old Kentucky by Edward Marshall
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