wonder drug

Definition of wonder drugnext

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Recent Examples of wonder drug And every few years, a wonder drug comes along that seems to fit the definition. Thomas Goetz, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026 Scientists have failed to show that weight-loss wonder drug semaglutide slows the progress of Alzheimer's disease (AD), as two-year clinical trials end in disappointment for patients, medical scientists and drugmaker Novo Nordisk. New Atlas, 24 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for wonder drug
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Noun
  • But the nation’s most urgent healthcare problem isn’t the next miracle drug.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • As of now, there is no miracle drug proven to extend lifespan, healthspan, or peakspan.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Now, a new study suggests researchers may have found the first drug regimen capable of rapid and sustaining relief from suicidal thoughts across a broad group of patients.
    Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
  • The quantum engineering of new molecules could lead to better drugs and to batteries that don’t use costly, environmentally damaging commodities such as rare earth elements.
    Zeeya Merali, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • While in the clinic, behind the gee-wizardry of the modern diagnostics and next-generation medications, the practice of endocrinology remains rooted in one person telling their story and the other trying to interpret it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • According to data from FertilityIQ, an educational platform for individuals and couples navigating infertility and family building, the average cost of IVF treatment and medication is more than $20,000.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • In 1935, the owner of the then sad-sack Philadelphia Eagles grew tired of better teams scooping up all the best players, and proposed the draft as a remedy.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The laws of New York authorize such a turnover order generally as a post-judgment enforcement remedy.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • There is no antiviral treatment or cure for measles, and doctors generally treat the symptoms or manage complications.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Only Lucien, still with a massive crush, will help Jim on his wacky, dangerous quest to track down a cure.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

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“Wonder drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder%20drug. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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