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Most of the incidents in Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield involved private e-scooters, often on public roads, pavements or footpaths, despite that being illegal. Private e-scooters are meant only for use on private land, with the owner’s permission. Half of the children injured were aged between 10 and 13. Nearly two-thirdsContinue Reading

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Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus, such as by sharing needles with someone who has it. Donor blood is already screened for it. It is a silent disease, meaning people often have no symptoms until much later. Untreated, it can cause serious and potentiallyContinue Reading

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A daily weight-loss pill made by the drug firm behind the Mounjaro jab has been approved for use in the UK – the first country in Europe to do so. Foundayo, made by Eli Lilly, is for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes. But while people will be able toContinue Reading

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Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan. Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera in an operating room where an abdominal surgery was being performed shows medical staff shielding the patient with their bodiesContinue Reading