{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6a9013d9456ea7a600a68b7a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Can This New Pill Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/0b4bcc29-f605-45d5-a74a-0bbcbf2aea9e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Medicare&#x27;s $50 obesity drug program is catching on fast, with CVS and Walgreens filling about 100,000 prescriptions each. Also: The US drug agency approves daraxonrasib, a daily pill that nearly doubled survival for pancreatic cancer patients in a trial.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: is clearly being used, is clearly in use = to be clearly in use. Vocabulary: Prescription (a doctor&#x27;s medicine order), Eligible (allowed to take part because you meet the rules), Uptake (the amount of use something gets, especially at the start).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-27\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-27</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}