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prevention

[pri-ven-shuhn] / prɪˈvɛn ʃən /


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Autism researchers and advocates are working toward developing better screening tools, safety plans, therapies and prevention strategies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Spacey and Clinton were travelling on a humanitarian trip to promote Aids prevention.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Among Novartis’s upcoming phase 3 trials, Bank of America is most focused on remibrutinib in relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis and pelacarsen in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

One materials stock that fits the bill is water treatment and infection prevention product maker Ecolab, which sells to healthcare, industrial and food service companies.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Riddick now heads a drug prevention program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson