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HHS should protect payments to clinical trial participants
The article text was unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its arguments and evidence cannot be summarised reliably. The title indicates that it concerns calls for the US Department of Health and Human Services to safeguard payments made to clinical-trial participants. Without the full article, it is not possible to establish the…
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OAP ant killer ‘poisoner’ admits assaulting neighbour with ‘late-stage cancer’
Sally Beaney, 75, has admitted assaulting her neighbour Matthew Perry, who is reported to have late-stage cancer, after an incident in Southampton last October. The case matters because it follows an earlier allegation that she poisoned him with ant killer, although the court was told she will not be dealt with over that allegation. Southampton…
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A new vaccine could vanquish a major cause of deadly diarrheal disease
A new experimental oral vaccine has shown strong protection against Shigella, a major bacterial cause of severe diarrhoea and dysentery. The result matters because no licensed Shigella vaccine exists, despite the disease posing a serious risk to young children in lower-income countries and becoming harder to treat as antibiotic resistance grows. In a phase 2,…
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CANCER BATS Share Music Video For ‘Give Me Dirt’ Title Track
Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats have released a music video for “Give Me Dirt”, the title track from their eighth studio album, released on 7 August. The video, directed by Mitch Barnes, accompanies an album that the band says reflects a reconnection with nature, personal loss and environmental damage. The album follows 2022’s Juno-nominated…
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British mother, 45, is caught smuggling £500,000 of Thai cannabis into UK after boasting she was ‘on her way home to cut the grass’
A 45-year-old mother from Devon has admitted smuggling more than £500,000 of Thai cannabis into the UK, having been caught by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport with two suitcases packed with the drug after flying in from Bangkok. Amy Jayne Durban, of Hemyock, Cullompton, was arrested on 6 July as part of a National…
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Everyone’s talking about hormone therapy for menopause. Should I be on it?
Hormone therapy can effectively ease menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats, but the article says it is not automatically right for everyone. Renewed discussion follows a change in US drug warnings and growing recognition that risks differ substantially by age, timing and an individual’s health history. The influential 2002 Women’s Health Initiative…
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Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as ‘ghastly’
Prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are allowing users to bet on clinical-trial outcomes and US Food and Drug Administration decisions on new medicines. Critics say this creates ethical and scientific risks by giving people a financial interest in a treatment failing, potentially affecting patient trust and the integrity of research. Kalshi says such markets could…
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Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan
Newly released security footage shows a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shaking an operating room at Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan last month. Medical staff protected a patient undergoing abdominal surgery as equipment swayed, highlighting the risks hospitals face when emergencies strike during critical treatment. Four operations were taking place when the earthquake hit on 28 July,…
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Court orders Instagram and Facebook’s Meta to pay $567M to address kids’ mental health online
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay $567 million to address harm to young people linked to its platforms. The ruling adds to legal pressure on the company over claims that its products were designed in ways that harmed children’s mental health and failed to protect…
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Moment Japanese surgeons cling to patient in operating theatre as 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits
CCTV footage has captured the dramatic moment surgeons in a hospital in Kumamoto, Japan, shielded an anaesthetised patient as a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook their operating theatre. The medical team can be seen clinging to the operating table and steadying equipment as the room lurches violently, with one medic knocked to the floor. Japanese media…