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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

“We’re in the levee-building business, not the hurricane prevention business,” he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The 2026 Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia was developed by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association in collaboration with multiple medical organizations focused on cardiovascular health, prevention, and patient care.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 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

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




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