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Comment by JumpCrisscross

9 hours ago

> But we usually refer to that as putting the condition into remission rather than a "cure"

Because that’s accurate. Someone following this treatment plan is still at elevated risk of recurrence. Once you’re cured of the flu, your ex ante chances of catching it again are no higher. (We don’t have a cure for diabetes per se. Insulin controls but doesn’t cure it.)