1
: not satisfied or fulfilled
unmet needs
unmet expectations
an unmet deadline
2
: not having met
several unmet individuals
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Around one third of patients have treatment-resistant schizophrenia, which implies that there’s unmet need in this therapeutic area.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Even as violent crime ticks down in large U.S. cities, violence in health care settings continues due to long wait times, unmet patient needs and resource shortages in the sector, according to a recent review in the journal eClinicalMedicine.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
But the reminder of mortality and unmet aspirations reinforced it.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
This modernization of the regulatory framework is critically needed and will contribute to healthier communities by speeding the development of new and better treatments that address unmet medical needs.
—Robert Metcalf and Jeffrey Francer, STAT, 10 July 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Even as violent crime ticks down in large U.S. cities, violence in health care settings continues due to long wait times, unmet patient needs and resource shortages in the sector, according to a recent review in the journal eClinicalMedicine.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
But the reminder of mortality and unmet aspirations reinforced it.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
This modernization of the regulatory framework is critically needed and will contribute to healthier communities by speeding the development of new and better treatments that address unmet medical needs.
—Robert Metcalf and Jeffrey Francer, STAT, 10 July 2024
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“Unmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmet. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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