miracle drug

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Many experts agree: GLP-1s are, when it comes to their medical applications, something of a miracle drug.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Physical activity is the closest thing to a miracle drug: Even if you don’t lose an ounce of weight, it reduces the risk of dementia, cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“There are countless stories like that. ... It’s a miracle drug in many ways. But it can’t perform miracles if it’s not available when we need it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

The mother of a four-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis says being told her son can have a so-called "miracle drug" to prolong his life is a "Christmas gift".

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

No record of what she thought of physicians like the Shoun brothers, who were constantly coming and going, injecting her with what was said to be a new miracle drug: insulin.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann