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Health Secretary ‘uneasy’ over puberty blockers experiment on kids as MPs raise alarm over lack of support available to patients who detransition
Health Secretary James Murray has told Parliament that he remains “uneasy” about a controversial NHS trial giving puberty blockers to children, while MPs raised concerns about the limited support available to patients who later choose to detransition. The admission matters because it exposes ministerial discomfort with a policy the Government is nonetheless allowing to proceed,…
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Sheffield family spend life savings during son’s cancer treatment – BBC
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Family’s ‘pockets empty’ after son’s cancer
A family from Sheffield have spoken out about the financial and emotional toll of their son’s cancer treatment, calling for greater support for families in similar situations. Jolanta Otlewska said she had “no choice” but to leave her job to provide round-the-clock care for her 13-year-old son Jakub, who was diagnosed with lymphoma and began…
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Michael J. Fox Lands Emmy Nomination for ‘Shrinking’ Guest Role
The ‘Back to the Future’ actor made an acting return after stepping away in 2020 due to memory and speech issues from Parkinson’s disease.
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Man killed burglar who tried to steal his drugs
Adrian Frost, a 61-year-old man running a cannabis farm at his home in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, has been found guilty of murdering an intruder who broke in to steal his drugs. Frost used an illegally held sawn-off shotgun to shoot dead 26-year-old Connor Batty during a burglary at his property on Barnsley Road in September,…
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Marvel Officially Announces Major X-Men and Fantastic Four Crossover Ahead of ‘Doomsday’
Marvel has announced DNX, a new five-issue comic book event bringing the X-Men and the Fantastic Four together to confront a shared threat, timed ahead of the wider “Doomsday” storyline. The two teams, whose comic-book relationship has often been fractious, unite to combat the X-Virus, a menace engineered to forcibly transform ordinary humans into mutants,…
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Arizona toddler found alive in hospital morgue after declared dead from drowning
An 18-month-old boy in Arizona who was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool was later discovered to be alive in the hospital’s morgue, or “cold room”, according to a newly released police report. The incident, which occurred on 8 February in the Phoenix-area suburb of Gilbert, raises serious questions about the…
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How Hitmaker Lewis Capaldi is Propelled by the Power of Therapy
Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has partnered with the online therapy platform BetterHelp on a new mental health campaign called Check Back In. The 29-year-old chart-topper, known for hits such as “Someone You Loved”, “Before You Go” and “Forget Me”, has been candid about his own struggles with mental health, and the campaign uses his profile…
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Pictured: Woman who was tragically stabbed to death in her ‘quiet’ Melbourne home – as husband is arrested
A woman who was allegedly stabbed to death in her home in Melbourne, Australia, has been named as 39-year-old Lavanya Achanta, a mother of two. Her husband, 39-year-old Srinivas Achanta, was treated by paramedics at the scene before being arrested and taken to hospital under police guard. The killing has unsettled the quiet residential neighbourhood…
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Grandma reveals terrible mistake made by late grandson, 14, who was killed by exploding firework
A 14-year-old boy, Jacksyn Smith, was killed in a firework accident on 4 July (US Independence Day) in the small town of Hughes, Arkansas, about 120 miles east of Little Rock. His grandmother has spoken publicly about how the tragedy happened, saying he was holding a firework in his hand rather than placing it on…