Clinical Trial Verdicts: Instant Relief, Billion-Dollar Setbacks, and a Promise for Weight Maintenance

A 72-year-old Parkinson's patient's yearslong tremor vanished within minutes of receiving FDA-approved focused ultrasound treatment at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Arlington, Texas. The non-invasive procedure targeted precise brain areas deep in the brain without requiring skull surgery, and at his latest follow-up, the tremor remained as well-controlled as immediately after the procedure.

"What tremor?" — Bud Leavell's response when asked about his condition,...