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Diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss drug Wegovy seem to curb other cravings
Patients taking diabetes drug Ozempic or the weight-loss drug Wegovy are reporting a curious, beneficial side effect. The drugs seem to reduce people's cravings for alcohol, nicotine and even opioids.
Love, war and loss: How one soldier in Ukraine hopes to be made whole again
An artillery shell should have killed Andrii Smolenskyi in May. Instead, the blast tore off both of his arms above the elbow and destroyed his eyes. Now he's fighting to put his life back together.
Whatever happened to the bird-saving brothers of Oscar-nommed doc 'All that Breathes'?
Since their round of fame, the brothers, who dedicated themselves to rehabbing birds injured by kite strings in the Delhi sky, are gaining worldwide support — and an infusion of donations.
COMIC: In the '90s I survived summers in Egypt with no AC. How would it feel now?
In elementary school, NPR's Malaka Gharib visited her dad in Cairo each summer. It was hot, there was no AC — but she coped. In this age of global warming, she wonders: How are Egyptians getting by?
People with insurance will now easier access to HIV-prevention medication
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of the Emory University School of Medicine about updated recommendations for prescribing and insuring drugs that prevent HIV.
Brain implants are allowing people to generate speech using thoughts, studies show
Two studies show how technology is allowing people to generate speech using only their thoughts. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on August 23, 2023.)
Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out
Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.
Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?
Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot? And how long does protection last?
Rabies count rises in Greensboro
On Friday, another case of animal rabies in Greensboro was confirmed by the Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services.