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The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

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The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.

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Big dreams: He's the founder of a leading African photobook library

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The Gold Coast Yesterday and Today, published in the early 1940s.'/> Paul Ninson had an old-school, newfangled dream: a modern library devoted to photobooks showing life on the continent. He maxed out his credit cards, injured his back and made it happen.

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FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea

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The FDA said studies have shown that by aiding weight loss, Zepbound improves sleep apnea symptoms in some patients.

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The science behind the selfless act of donating a kidney to a stranger

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About 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Researchers have studied the brains of these very generous people, and say they may feel others' pain more than the average person. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 28, 2024.

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