drugs

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While chemotherapy can slow the progression of the disease, its effectiveness is often limited by the ability of pancreatic cancer cells to develop resistance against these drugs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

There is also a question as to whether the boats are actually carrying drugs at all.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

And there’s still lots we don’t know about how these drugs work on the brain, even though thousands of patients undergo a general anesthetic every day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

With the generics, Linetsky said she hoped she can go back to using the drugs the way they were intended – and at a more affordable price tag.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He found that the peasants’ vocabulary didn’t even have a word for illicit drugs, which almost no one could afford anyway.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French