wonder drug

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The latest wonder drug is a semaglutide drug invented to help diabetics regulate blood glucose levels, but has the notable side-effect of severe weight loss.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2023

“I think whipping people up into thinking this was a wonder drug was unconscionable,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

For Emma, meanwhile, the blush of first love is like a wonder drug attacking the pressures of the rink, and it might mean even more.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

Other students scrutinized a video of a supposed scientist announcing glowing study results of a reputed wonder drug, and then another video with the same scientist saying the drug proved a dismal failure.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

He was happy, relaxed, self-assured, pleased as punch, like someone who had been terminally ill and, when all seemed lost, had been cured by some wonder drug and was now ready to conquer the world.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane