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
  • As of now, there is no miracle drug proven to extend lifespan, healthspan, or peakspan.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Its reputation as a miracle drug for animal and human disease began with its discovery in the 1970s.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors said José Luis Salazar-Cruz received the drugs from Tijuana and Mexicali.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The strikes were carried out under Joint Task Force Southern Spear, an ongoing mission focused on targeting transnational criminal organizations operating along key maritime drug routes in the region.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Investigators say multiple pit bull type dogs with scarring were taken from his property; as well as harnesses, syringes and vet medications.
    Juli McDonald, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The potential exposure at the community college involves multidrug-resistant TB, a type of infection that does not respond to standard medications.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As an aside, often responses will come in that do attempt to diagnose a medical condition or remedy based on a brief description of a problem in a letter.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Another remedy or obstacle, depending on your viewpoint, is coming to the city in the form of speed cameras.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Roku Smart Indoor Camera 360° SE is the ultimate cure for middle-of-the-night anxiety.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For context, 70% expected a cure for cancer, and 10% expected an end to all civilization.
    Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026

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