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Grandmother, 73, developed sudden pain and died after increasing dose of her Mounjaro weight loss jab, inquest hears
An inquest has heard that a 73-year-old grandmother died after developing sudden pain following an increase in her dose of the weight-loss injection Mounjaro. The case adds to growing scrutiny of the safety of popular weight-loss jabs, which have surged in use across the UK, as coroners examine whether dosage changes may be linked to…
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Christina Applegate Returns Home After Months-Long Hospitalization and ‘All Is Well’
Actress Christina Applegate has returned home after a hospitalisation lasting several months, as she continues her long-running battle with multiple sclerosis. News of her hospitalisation first emerged in late March, prompting concern among fans and reports from some outlets that those close to her were bracing for the worst, though a source has now told…
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Model village reinstates topless streaker following huge public backlash (and she’s even raising money for a breast cancer charity!)
A model village has reversed its decision to remove a figurine depicting a topless streaker after the move sparked a significant backlash from the public. The reinstatement follows complaints from visitors and supporters who argued the miniature scene should remain part of the attraction, prompting the operators to change course. Adding a further dimension to…
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Prisoner-release row, Trump consulate closures and Albanese tax U-turn dominate
A Sheffield attack victim demands rethink of early-release rules, the US preps to shut five consulates and Australia’s PM backs down on tax reform, plus OpenAI-Apple row, a £14k AI chatbot fraud and breast-screening gaps in younger women.
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Patient taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash at busy South Yorkshire roundabout
The road was blocked while the emergency services worked at the scene
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America doesn’t have to be Big Pharma’s profit center
Former congressmen Joe Cunningham and JD Hayworth are urging Congress to codify the Most Favored Nation drug pricing policy into law via the Global Fairness in Drug Pricing Act to ensure Americans do not pay more for prescriptions than patients in comparable countries.
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Mr Trippy, an “Ice Cream” (Read: Illegal Drugs) Truck Management Sim, Announced for PC
Developer Silver Bullet has revealed Mr Trippy, a management simulation for PC in which players outwardly run an ice cream van but secretly use it to sell illegal drugs. The announcement leans into dark comedy, presenting the game as a subversive twist on the traditional business-sim genre by disguising a drug-dealing operation behind a wholesome…
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James Ellis Ford shares message to son from hospital bed on hypnotic new single ‘The Ever After’
James Ellis Ford, the producer and former Simian Mobile Disco member, has released a new solo single, ‘The Ever After’, from his upcoming second album ‘Lost In Another World’. The track was written as a personal message to his eight-year-old son Frank while Ford was undergoing chemotherapy in hospital for acute myeloid leukaemia, and he…
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Bruce Springsteen Praises Health Care Workers After Revealing Wife Patti Scialfa Is in Remission After Blood Cancer Diagnosis
Bruce Springsteen revealed at a Pan-Mass Challenge gala that his wife and E Street Band bandmate Patti Scialfa is now in remission from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer she has lived with for more than eight years. The announcement came in an eight-minute prerecorded video supporting the annual cycling fundraiser for cancer research and treatment…
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My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson
Guardian writer Joshua Pederson describes his 12-year-old son’s fight with an aggressive tumour and his family’s alarm at prediction market Kalshi’s plan to let users bet on clinical trial outcomes and FDA drug approvals. His son is currently enrolled in a trial combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy after his cancer, first diagnosed almost two years ago,…