therapeutics

Definition of therapeuticsnext
plural of therapeutic
as in antidotes
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable some charitable work might be the best therapeutic for that guy's total self-absorption

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Recent Examples of therapeutics Merida is working on a new class of therapeutics for serious autoimmune and allergic diseases. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Last month’s vote by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel to ease peptide accessibility restrictions has sparked debate over the safety of this unproven class of therapeutics. Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026 Ebola virus disease is caused by several distinct virus species capable of causing devastating outbreaks in humans, each with important biological differences that influence diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics, and outbreak response. Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Further advancements have the potential to enable a new generation of safe, durable and effective mRNA therapeutics for applications beyond vaccines. Li Li, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 The new therapeutics that survive clinical trials and earn their place on hospital shelves probably won’t come from the companies with the fastest hardware. Dr. Anita Gupta, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 For all of its destruction, the 2014 outbreak triggered scientific innovation; companies developed therapeutics, tests, and vaccines for that Ebola strain, called Zaire. Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026 Doses of the Mapp drug ⁠and other therapeutics intended for trials are being shipped now, the World Health Organization told Reuters on Monday. Reuters, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Often diagnostics are overlooked, compared with vaccines or therapeutics, says Dominicus, of IPPS. Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for therapeutics
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  • Atkinson said the audience members were big fans, who especially seemed to enjoy the behind-the-scenes stories and the funny antidotes told by the panelists.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And with the advent of AI-everything, cutouts are old-world antidotes, imbuing a cabinet with a sense of nostalgia, emphasis on craft, and cozy flair.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
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  • The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In his view, that includes a public education fund, though there are dozens of states along with cities, counties and school districts that will all be pursuing various remedies.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • As this field has grown over the last five years, however, some drug developers have found that their experimental therapies inadvertently affect patients’ kidneys, liver, or bone marrow.
    Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026
  • An in-house team of experts are stationed at the AVI Spa, offering a selection of unique therapies and signature treatments.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • The center runs workshops on how to build air purifiers, how to measure heat and temperature in homes, and teaches solutions for treating those problems.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For many of its leading figures, from the Impressionists in the 1870s to conceptual artists a century later, this also meant proposing new and better solutions to the problem of how to be and how to live together.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Therapeutics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therapeutics. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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