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medicinals

noun

plural of medicinal

as in drugs

a substance or preparation used to treat disease the discovery that the plant is a potent medicinal once it has been refined

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That would be news to Big Pharma, which has invested billions developing wildly popular obesity drugs, not to mention the decades of public-health campaigns devoted to diet, exercise and weight loss.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Still, for patients and healthcare providers alike, easing access to obesity drugs is a welcome move, particularly in light of the fact that statutory rules written in 2006 have long precluded Medicare from covering weight-loss medications.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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The cost of daily life in Lake Stevens, Washington – fuel, groceries, medications and children’s formula – has added up.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The defense has their own expert witnesses set to testify, setting up the two sides to present conflicting arguments over Lindsay Clancy’s mental state, her medications, and postpartum psychosis.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

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In March, BioNTech announced that Sahin and his cofounder and wife Özlem Türeci, the company’s chief medical officer, would depart the company to lead a new biotech focused on developing mRNA medicines.

— Andrew Joseph, STAT, 3 Aug. 2026
The only comparable case in the last three years involved Los Nogales, a restaurant in Meeker, which allegedly dispensed antibiotics and non-narcotic cough medicines.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026

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The pandemic marked a shift in business because the new storefront was busy with customers looking for natural remedies to fight COVID-19.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Here’s what consumers should know about the recall, including all affected products and remedies.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 31 July 2026

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