Thesaurus results for THERAPIES

therapies

noun

plural of therapy

as in antidotes

something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable talking over my problem with you has been good therapy

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Recent Examples of therapies That’s one reason researchers are focused on finding different ways to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, with breakthroughs happening in an area known as novel endocrine therapies. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026 New Alzheimer's drugs such as lecanemab and donanemab target amyloid, but previous studies suggest patients with lower tau levels benefit most from these therapies. — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026 For many Floridians living with serious conditions that currently lack effective treatments, clinical trials offer access to cutting-edge therapies that could save their lives. — Paul R. Sanberg, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026 Medications, therapies, and surgeries are our weapons in the battle against disease. — Stephen Doran, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026 Whole-body therapies, which come in pills, patches, sprays, gels and a vaginal ring, deliver doses of hormones into the bloodstream at levels high enough to have significant effects on symptoms like hot flashes. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Bruneau is a cofounder of the American Alternative Care Policy Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for access to alternative healthcare therapies. — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 When a palliative care specialist is consulted, patients are less likely to opt for life-sustaining therapies that would not change their long-term prognosis. — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 Its Complete Coverage plan includes hereditary conditions, behavioral issues and alternative therapies. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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There has been a widespread opinion that football has become too rigid and regimented in recent seasons, but Luis Enrique’s PSG are one of the few antidotes to that.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Forms of slave knowledge, overlaid on Indigenous ones, were influential in treating dysentery and elaborating antidotes for poisonings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of antidotes

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Experts share the habits and triggers to avoid, plus the remedies that could help alleviate a persistent hack following a respiratory infection.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The remedies essentially treated the symptoms and not the cause, like putting a cover on a leaking faucet.

— Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026

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On the earnings call, CEO Jason Hollar said the Pharma business benefited from strong unit demand for both generic medications and specialty therapeutics (treatments for cancer, as well as urological, kidney and autoimmune diseases).

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Pharmaceutical and biotech interest in canine longevity therapeutics should grow over the next several years, with the Dog Aging Project, already enrolling thousands of dogs, serving as the pipeline for the cohort data these studies will need.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

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