wonder drug

Definition of wonder drugnext

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Recent Examples of wonder drug Sometimes dubbed wonder drugs, the injection-format medicines, which include major brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy can assist in major weight loss. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 There’s a little bit of business about how Zora and her team will be harvesting blood from the biggest dinos of land, sea, and sky in order to create a wonder drug that will cure heart disease … and isn’t heart disease how her mother died? Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 July 2025 This class of treatment — monoclonal antibodies, special artificial proteins that carry instructions to the body’s immune system — have the potential to be a genuine all-in-one allergy wonder drug. Dylan Scott, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025 Photo: David Yellen The first great wonder drug was insulin, the blood-sugar-regulating hormone that was isolated in Canada nearly a century ago. IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2015 See All Example Sentences for wonder drug
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Noun
  • Its reputation as a miracle drug for animal and human disease began with its discovery in the 1970s.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And people with debilitating conditions aren’t necessarily expecting a miracle drug, said the anonymous Reddit user.
    Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, federal prosecutors in Miami are targeting Cuban leaders for possible prosecution on economic, drug, violent and immigration offenses, CBS News reported earlier this month.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The Omid hospital was renamed and expanded in size roughly a year ago from the Ibn Sina Drug Addiction Treatment Hospital as part of government plans to stamp out drug addiction in Afghanistan.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Everything Store said the new delivery options will be flagged next to more than 90,000 eligible products, including pantry staples, health and beauty items, over-the-counter medications, toys, clothing and electronics.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
  • When to start medication Over the last decade, doctors have redefined hypertension.
    Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At the hillside Sense Spa, Mr Xong, a village healer and trance dancer, prepares Hmong remedies using rare forest herbs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Is your remedy to pick a faster tempo song to reduce fatigue and keep you awake?
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Although there are treatments that can stave off progression, there is no cure for MS.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In these cases, the cure is worse than the disease.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

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