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Jeremy Clarkson helps raise £1million for Chris Hoy’s cancer charity by ‘demanding cash from helicopter-owning tycoons’ at auction
Jeremy Clarkson helped raise £1million for a cancer charity linked to cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy, using his trademark forthright style to press wealthy bidders, including helicopter owners, into digging deep at a charity auction. The former Top Gear presenter’s involvement lent star power and pressure to the event, helping push the fundraising total to…
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FDA widens Cyclospora outbreak investigation to six more states as confirmed cases top 6,000
The US Food and Drug Administration has widened its investigation into a Cyclospora outbreak, adding six more states to bring the total to 15, as confirmed cases surpassed 6,000. The illness was first identified in July among people who developed severe diarrhoea after eating shredded lettuce at Taco Bell, with health officials subsequently tracing contamination…
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FDA approves first mRNA flu vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late Wednesday approved the nation’s first mRNA flu vaccine, manufactured by drugmaker Moderna. The agency approved the shot for two separate age groups; people age 50 to 64, and for 65 years and older. Moderna said it will conduct a postmarket clinical trial to confirm the effectiveness in the…
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How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients
Deep-seated bias against people with addiction within the American healthcare system is contributing directly to preventable overdose deaths, according to an NPR investigation. The report centres on the case of 26-year-old Jean Descamps, who died from an overdose in December 2023 shortly after being discharged from Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Oregon, where staff had dismissed…
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FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine after initially refusing to review it
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna’s mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, mFlusiva (mRNA-1010), for adults aged 50 and over, after initially declining to even review the company’s application. The approval matters because it marks the first mRNA flu jab to reach the market and follows a brief but politically charged dispute in…
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“Drugs at our age? You don’t have to take them forever. Once you’ve opened the doors of perception you can see what’s going on; you’ve got the ideas”: Dave Brock on Hawkwind’s late-period purple patch
Space rock veteran is happier then ever – and he even saw the upside of a recent hospital stay
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Ministers pledge MND support as Google shakes up AI leadership and Langflow flaw exploited
Yvette Cooper unveils a fast-track MND pathway within England’s social care overhaul, Google’s Demis Hassabis steps back from DeepMind, and US authorities warn of active attacks on a critical IBM Langflow flaw. Also: a Udio copyright case proceeds, Pokémon Company faces a bathroom-camera scandal, and Ella Langley to…
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CDC warns of Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños
A Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 345 people across 27 states has been linked to jalapeño peppers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Wednesday. Traceback information found that the affected jalapeños came from Sinaloa, Mexico, and were distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors. There have been no reported deaths and 36 hospitalizations so…