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 Also, all the volunteers in Stoliker’s study were healthy individuals, not patients suffering from psychological or psychiatric disorders that potential therapies using psychedelics could be aimed at. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026 Breast cancer therapies can also cause skin, hair or nail side effects, something up to 94% of patients experience, studies show. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The organization provides holistic support—counseling, integrative therapies, and wellness programs—at no cost to anyone affected by cancer. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Molecular glue therapies are a buzzy new area of drug development, designed to create a sticky, more effective connection onto problematic proteins to destroy them. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Cell therapies have shown promise in treating some cancers, blood disorders, and autoimmune diseases. — Max Darrow, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The spa Jumeirah Al Naseem guests get access to the award-winning Talise Spa over at Jumeirah Al Qasr, where therapies range from classic Balinese massages to chakra-balancing rituals and hammam-style scrubs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 As a result, most researchers use mouse models to test potential therapies for Alzheimer’s. — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 New therapies in development are long-acting, meaning they are designed to mimic the hormone in a sustained way and can be taken once a week, Bikman said. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
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  1. antidotes
  2. remedies
  3. solutions
  4. therapeutics
Noun
  • 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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  • The report poses several questions for congressional consideration, including whether lawmakers are getting enough information from the Pentagon on the losses to determine effects and remedies.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Critics decried the deal as capitulating to corporate pressure and said the remedies were too weak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • Asked about immigration solutions for Congress to tackle, Latino voters polled picked investigating ICE as a top priority, alongside immigration changes like a pathway to citizenship and ending the immigration detention of children and families.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government and school leaders must listen to students' concerns and find solutions.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of solutions
Noun
  • When spending money on longevity interventions, invest in therapeutics with evidence to support their efficacy, Maier says.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While therapeutics and mental health are where the vast majority of clinical studies, policy change, and private investment is happening, psychedelics and spirituality are often part of that conversation.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of therapeutics

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