curative

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But the Leopold clan sees a new empire of wonder-drug riches by harvesting its curative power, including the unicorn’s purple, iridescent blood and the mysterious properties of its occasionally glowing horn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

So when my oncologist used the words "curative intent" in a meeting to discuss treatment, I felt a huge weight lift off my chest.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

But the specific pathways by which the virus does so are still being elucidated, and curative treatments are nonexistent.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024

"Also, the genetic mechanisms of disease that we have identified offer the potential to guide development of curative therapies," adds co-lead author Aaron J. Deutsch, MD, an instructor in the division of Endocrinology at MGH.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Later, indeed, Holmes would establish his own curative spa on the second floor of his Englewood building and call it the Silver Ash Institute.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson