Here Are 5 of 2023's Biggest Medical Breakthroughs

If looking back at 2023 brings forth visions of dumpster fires in your head, take heart: There were some pretty amazing accomplishments over the past 12 months, notably on the health and science front. ABC News compiles some of the year's biggest medical breakthroughs, including a "significant milestone" in how we treat Alzheimer's: full FDA approval of a drug called Leqembi, which is the first medication shown to slow cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of the disease. Here are five of 2023's standouts, per ABC:

• Leqembi, for Alzheimers
• Vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV
• CRISP gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease
• Opill, the first FDA-approved OTC birth control pill
• Pinpointing of the possible cause of morning sickness

Read more on these medical advances and others here.