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- 1KEXP spins vaporwave cover of Placebo's Pure MorningβπΊπ¦ # NowPlaying on # KEXP 's # AfternoonShow Placebo: π΅ Pure Morning # Placebo https:// twelvetonesystems.bandcamp.com /
Seattle radio station KEXP played a vaporwave cover of Placebo's 1998 track Pure Morning during its Afternoon Show, created by artist Kira and released via Twelve Tone Systems. The track is also available on Spotify, and the station shared its playlist for listeners following along.
- 2Oral GLP-1 pill safiglipron shows promise in early type 2 diabetes trialβΌOral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist safiglipron in early type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in Nature tested safiglipron, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, in people with early type 2 diabetes. Unlike injectable GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide, safiglipron is taken as a pill, which could make treatment easier to access. The publication is drawing attention as drugmakers race to develop oral alternatives to popular injectable weight and diabetes medications.
- 3Debate grows over US Rural Health Transformation FundβRural Health Transformation Fund: RX or Placebo?
The Rural Health Transformation Fund is being questioned in US policy circles, with commentators asking whether it will genuinely fix rural healthcare access or act as a placebo. Discussion centres on whether the funding reaches hospitals, clinics and patients in underserved rural communities, and whether the program delivers measurable improvements in care and staffing.