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
  • No antiviral drugs or vaccines currently exist to prevent or reduce symptoms.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • Last month, he was arrested in Arkansas and faced multiple charges including speeding and drug possession, according to online jail records.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Talk to your doctor about your medications, as some medications have side effects that can increase your fall risk.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2026
  • Fragmented treatment infrastructure More broadly, the nation’s treatment infrastructure for excessive alcohol consumption remains fragmented, medications remain underutilized, and harm-reduction strategies long embraced by other countries remain taboo.
    Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Packed with nutrients like calcium, protein, and beneficial compounds, milk has benefits when used as a homemade garden remedy.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
  • In 1946, an émigré Frenchman turned Harvard professor, Georges Doriot, proposed an audacious remedy.
    David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The news has been met with fear by a world still reeling from the pandemic, as hantavirus, a viral disease transmitted to humans by rodents that causes serious infections of the lungs or kidneys, does not have a specific vaccine, treatment, or cure.
    Nicola Bambini, Vanity Fair, 10 May 2026
  • Landon was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1991 and spent the last few months of his life advocating for a cure.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026

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“Wonder drug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder%20drug. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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