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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder drug
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Its reputation as a miracle drug for animal and human disease began with its discovery in the 1970s.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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And people with debilitating conditions aren’t necessarily expecting a miracle drug, said the anonymous Reddit user.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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An Independence man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with credit for time served, for his role in a botched drug deal in 2022 that left another man dead.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Residents of San Martin, the farming village of about 27 families in Sucumbios, told USA TODAY that the operation, which took place March 1-6, didn’t target drug traffickers.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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They are commonly treated with medical interventions like medications and surgeries — which, while extremely helpful for acute pain, often saving limbs and lives — are considerably less helpful for chronic pain.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Conversations around food and body image are louder than ever, from the body positivity movement to the widespread rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy changing how many adults relate to hunger, appetite and weight.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some remedies for allergy relief that have been circulating on social media or suggested by celebrities — like incorporating local honey into your diet to expose yourself to pollen — have been debunked.—
Kenya Hunter,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence laws must ensure that all UK companies take responsibility for the conditions under which their products are made—and that workers have access to remedy when things go wrong.—
Anna Bryher,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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There are over 10,000 rare diseases — 95% of which don't have a cure.—
Brad Quick,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month, and for families navigating celiac disease, treatment does not come in the form of medication or a cure.—
Breana Pitts,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Wonder drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder%20drug. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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