Medicare negotiated lower prices on several drugs. What does that mean for patients? For six of the 10 drugs that Medicare negotiated to lower prices, the net prices aren’t any better than the ones insurers already get. But there may be a change in patients’ choices of medicines. Read more on NPR

This week’s Short Wave news roundup NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks to Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR’s Short Wave about an ancient magma ocean on the moon, the snake problem of Florida’s Everglades, and why scrolling through video clips bores us. Read more on NPR

How do cash stipends help address homelessness? Homelessness is a pervasive issue that cities across the country struggle to address. This led an entrepreneur to team up with researchers and local foundations for an experiment called the Denver Basic Income Project. What the researchers found could become a guide for how localities in the United…

How volunteer roadkill tracking helps save wildlife A new program in Oregon lets drivers upload photos of roadkill, which officials say can help them identify dangerous hotspots and reduce the number of animals killed. It’s one of several such programs that have sprouted up to protect wildlife from cars. Read more on NPR

Tech mogul Mike Lynch’s body is found as the search goes on for 1 more yacht passenger Italian officials say he is among five people whose bodies have been recovered after they went missing aboard a yacht that sank Monday. A rescue operation continued Thursday for a final missing person. Read more on NPR

An Arkansas court blocks abortion vote An Arkansas court blocked an effort to let voters decide on whether the state should legalize abortion – meaning the state’s ban remains in place. Read more on NPR

Trump challenges Harris’ extended honeymoon Enthusiasm for Democrats is evident this week at the DNC in Chicago but Trump and other Republicans say they’re not going to cede the city or general election voters to Democrats. Read more on NPR

Families of American-Israeli hostages are at the DNC seeking action Families of American-Israeli hostages are in Chicago this week, applying pressure on Democratic leaders to bring their hostages home. Read more on NPR

How the UC system has updated it’s protest policies Ahead of the new school year, the University of California system, one of the largest in the nation, has updated its policies around campus protests and encampments. Read more on NPR

Uncommitted voters share their thoughts at the DNC Uncommitted voters are angry that they have so far been denied a speaking slot at the DNC. It has been a discordant note in an otherwise celebratory event. Read more on NPR