preventive
Example Sentences
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“We are implementing our ideals,” Newsom said in a 2022 speech, adding that expanding access to preventive care would save money by diverting people from costly emergency- room visits.
Edison didn’t preventively shut down the lines in Eaton Canyon or Sylmar on Jan. 7, but said the delayed upgrade had nothing to do with that decision.
From Los Angeles Times
We have a responsibility to press for policies that strengthen, rather than erode, the preventive foundations that American households, health systems, and life sciences investors rely on.
From MarketWatch
The Goalkeepers report details how lives can be saved for relatively low amounts of funding for preventive measures including routine exams and immunizations.
From Barron's
The ability to measure multiple biomarkers simultaneously, and transmit that data wirelessly, provides enormous potential for preventive health care.
From Science Daily
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