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Green leader Zack Polanski backs legalisation of all drugs
Charlotte WrightPolitical Editor, South EastPA MediaThe leader of the Green Party says he wants to legalise all drugs, calling for an approach "led by public health experts, not politicians".Speaking to BBC South East ahead of his party conference, Zack...
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FDA commissioner says TrumpRx is a
The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday praised a plan announced by the White House earlier this week that President Trump said is designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs, calling...
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Cold, flu and Covid symptoms: Expert advice and how to avoid the worst
Dr Oscar DukeDoctor and BBC Morning Live expert, LondonGetty ImagesChances are you know someone coughing and spluttering - hopefully not directly on you - right now. There are lots of coughs and colds doing the rounds as autumn...
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After fertility struggles, Bay Area woman advocating for PCOS awareness
Marissa Chase never thought she'd find herself walking into a fertility clinic. But after nearly a year of trying to conceive with her husband and facing mounting disappointment, she realized something wasn't right."You know, it...
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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a...
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Rogue planet gains 6 billion tonnes per second in record growth spurt
A ravenous rogue planet has been caught eating 6 billion tonnes of gas and dust per second. This behaviour...
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How playing a musical instrument helps children learn to read
Music training seems to boost reading skills in young children by enhancing their ability to recognise and manipulate the...
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Man says years of ‘unnecessary’ UHCW chemotherapy stole his youth
BBCLaw firm Brabners says it has obtained data, using Freedom of Information requests that shows UHCW spent more than £3.6m on temozolomide between 2009 and 2024 – more than 10 times that of comparable NHS hospitals.In a statement, UHCW...
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First East Yorkshire endometriosis support centre to open
A charity is to open the region's first centre to support women with endometriosis.The condition causes tissue, similar to the lining of the uterus, to grow elsewhere in the body, including the ovaries, pelvis, bladder and bowel.It can cause...
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Evolution may explain why women live longer than men
We now have a better idea of why women live longer than men, on average, thanks to the most...
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Australia mine explosion: man and woman killed in NSW outback
Two people have been killed in an underground explosion at a mine in the Australian state of New South...