wonder drug

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Recent Examples of wonder drug Waksal had been tipped that the FDA was not going to approve his wonder drug. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 With the entire world plunged into panic about a popular wonder drug that’s about to start killing people, Axel and Lazarus’ other operatives are the only people who might be able to find a solution. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024 The blockbuster medications have been hailed as wonder drugs for their profound effects on diabetes and weight loss, but a growing number of doctors are concerned that the medications are triggering or worsening eating disorders in some people. Liz Szabo, NBC News, 31 July 2024 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder drug
Noun
  • But the science is clear that the miracle drug of our daily behaviors is already available to us.
    Arianna Huffington, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Pharmaceutical innovations, for example, have produced miracle drugs, but many of these therapies cost six figures and remain inaccessible to many Americans.
    Michael Johnson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump said just last week that patented and branded drugs would face 100% levies unless companies build plants domestically.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The initial focus was to build cases against gang bosses on racketeering, terrorism and drug charges and extradite them to the United States.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Taking magnesium at the same time as some other medications (such as antibiotics or bone-strengthening medications called bisphosphonates) can interfere with their absorption.
    Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This means patients may be able to avoid years of medications, invasive surgeries, or lengthy downtime.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Otherwise, don't forget the power of basic pain relief remedies.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some people consider dark chocolate a natural remedy for period cramps and pain.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • According to Castro, nuns, who were supposed to be professional virgins—no Duke of Monmouth for them—could try bloodletting or enemas for a cure.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Treatments can help slow the progression, but there’s no cure for IgA nephropathy.
    Health, Health, 27 Sep. 2025

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