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GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic have transformed medicine. Scientists think drugs that take a similar approach using orexins, peptides that regulate wakefulness, could be
equally revolutionary.
This month American regulators approved the first to treat narcolepsy. In time these medicines could help people with conditions such as ADHD and sleep apnoea too.
Colombia’s new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, can’t have imagined a worse start to the job. Three days in an earthquake hit that has so far killed 254 people. The tragedy is forcing his government to rethink some campaign promises,
writes our correspondent there.
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