Enlarge this image Denise Lee on her last day of chemo. In addition to chemo and surgery, she was treated with immunotherapy.…

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At the heart of this cozy coffee shop lies a big sister’s love for her little brother
by Yuki Noguchi April 2, 2024Enlarge this image Sibling Coffee Roasters owner Libby Powell poses with her brother, Benjamin Withem, outside her West Virginia coffee shop. In…
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With a federal menthol ban looming, tobacco companies push ‘non-menthol’ substitutes
by Yuki Noguchi March 21, 2024Enlarge this image The packaging on Kool brand’s “non-menthol” cigarettes and its existing menthols are very similar. Anti-smoking activists argue this is…
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The fight over banning menthol cigarettes has a long history steeped in race
by Yuki Noguchi February 1, 2024Enlarge this image Left: A Kool cigarettes advertisement targeting Black communities for a sponsored event, the Kool Jazz Festival; Right: A Kent…
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NYC joins a growing wave of local governments erasing residents’ medical debt
by Yuki Noguchi January 23, 2024Enlarge this image Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces the county’s debt relief program, along with executives from several local…
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A growing wave of local governments are erasing billions in medical debts
by Yuki Noguchi January 23, 2024Enlarge this image Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle (center) announces the county’s debt relief program, along with executives from several local…
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Another Ozempic side effect? Facing the holidays with no appetite
by Yuki Noguchi November 22, 2023Enlarge this image Meredith Rizzo for NPR Meredith Rizzo for NPR Kim Tyler calls herself air-traffic control for her family, and her…
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FDA approves Zepbound, a new obesity drug that will take on Wegovy
by Yuki Noguchi November 8, 2023Enlarge this image Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. received Food and Drug Administration approval for an obesity drug called Zepbound that will…