curative
adjective
Phillips v. County of Allegheny, 515 F. 3d 224 (3rd Cir. 2008)
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Medical researchers are finding curative substances in places that surprise them. Folklore has led to some "new" cures of old diseases, and natural substances never before tried have often proved effective. Quinine, which comes from a tree in the Andes, was the original drug for malaria; aspirin's main ingredient came from willow bark; and Taxol, a drug used in treating several cancers, was originally extracted from the bark of a yew tree. The curative properties of these natural drugs are today duplicated in the laboratory.
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Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
If you are diagnosed at an early stage with a treatable liver disease, treatment can help improve your outcome and can often be curative.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The demand for curative treatment is always greater than the demand for prevention, so populations will likely accept these medicines at a high rate.
—Abhijit V. Banerjee, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2022
In the healthcare industry, for example, AI is already changing patient care, making curative and preventative services more accessible and personalized.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Curative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curative. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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