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Recent Examples of palliative
Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
His oncologist recommended palliative care, a medical specialty that helps people with serious illnesses cope with discomfort and distress and maintain quality of life.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
This shift to at-home care should benefit UnitedHealth Group, which owns primary, hospice, palliative, and at-home care providers and enablers including Optum, LHC Group, Landmark, Summit Home Care, and NaviHealth.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
People with progressive metastatic breast cancer may decide to stop aggressive treatments and focus on palliative care.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
His oncologist recommended palliative care, a medical specialty that helps people with serious illnesses cope with discomfort and distress and maintain quality of life.
—Paula Span, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
Paper palliatives will not address the world’s present emergencies.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
This shift to at-home care should benefit UnitedHealth Group, which owns primary, hospice, palliative, and at-home care providers and enablers including Optum, LHC Group, Landmark, Summit Home Care, and NaviHealth.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliative
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Stem cell bone marrow transplants have been used to effectively treat sickle cell since the 1980s, but eliminating the need for a full-match donor opens up the curative procedure to many more patients.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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With hospice care, quality of life is emphasized over the extension of life, and curative treatment is not pursued.27 Disease Progression and Prognosis Not everyone with CKD will experience progression, particularly if the appropriate preventive steps are taken.—
Robert Burakoff,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Super Bowl reporter found dead had sedative in his system, police say Wife of powerful cartel boss wanted by U.S. is released from prison In: New Mexico Death Gene Hackman Alex Sundby Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is used as a sedative in medicine.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Tailoring health offerings to meet local needs can involve designing low-cost diagnostics for rural areas, incorporating traditional medicine into product portfolios or addressing dietary health concerns unique to specific populations.—
Aman Gupta,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ambler's work has attracted attention from leading advocates of music in medicine, reflecting a growing international movement.—
Elizabeth Cook,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Getting more of those balls into the air would be beneficial.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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Such an agreement might also include other provisions aimed at removing regulatory barriers that often impose huge impediments to mutually beneficial transactions.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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His drop has turned into a days-long news story, in part because the Ravens now have three tight ends each with one year left on their contracts: Jackson’s security blanket, Andrews; Isaiah Likely, a quickly ascending pass catcher; and perhaps the best blocking tight end of the trio, Charlie Kolar.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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The United States is the big, warm security blanket the Saudis would like to use during chilly times.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That’s where Clinique’s Take the Day Off cleansing balm comes in.—
Kayleigh Drake,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Joining the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 faculty at the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Johnson began his career at the high school’s Brookside Campus teaching literature to freshmen and sophomores in a remedial environment.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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There was a woman in her seventies who had been raped years ago by the father of one of the fifty-one defendants—making the trial, for her, a paltry chance at remedial justice.—
Katie Ebner-Landy,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Pacifier clips keep the pacifier where it is supposed to be — close to the child and away from dirty floors.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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This particular model has thick padding, an easy-to-use strap and buckle, and surprisingly ample storage: pockets for a bottle, phone, diapers, and wipes, and other small items like a pacifier or snack.—
Cameron LeBlanc,
Parents,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Palliative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliative. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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