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An independent review head says accusations that today's young people are a 'snowflake generation' are wrong, citing a real rise in mental distress. Young mental health ambassadors support the findings and call for more mental health support, after the review followed a health secretary's claim about over-diagnosis.
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The article reports on Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors facing financial and medical burdens as they continue healing and advocating for accountability. It highlights a Democratic-backed restitution fund proposal and details survivors' lost income, uninsured care, and expensive treatment costs.
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The op-ed argues that a MAGA Inc. ad in Texas offers Republicans a winning playbook on healthcare by tying Democratic nominee James Talarico's government healthcare expansion to higher taxes and rural hospital closures. It praises Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott, and Texas's Medicaid model while criticizing California and Gavin Newsom as mismanaged and costly.
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An op-ed argues that the Trump administration’s GLOBE and GUARD Medicare pilot programs, meant to stop foreign free-riding on U.S. drug prices, would instead penalize small and mid-size American biotech firms. Because those firms often out-license foreign marketing rights, the piece says they cannot control foreign pricing and would bear costs they cannot recover, potentially reducing innovation and patient access. It urges the administration to confront foreign governments directly rather than penalize U.S. innovators.
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An 80-year-old man underwent double leg amputation after it took 29 appointments over four years to diagnose peripheral arterial disease. His wife says the delay was 'disgraceful' and that a simple Doppler test could have saved his legs, with the NHS spending over £1 million on his care.
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This opinion piece argues that Trump's new drug pricing agreements are commendable but insufficient because the root cause of high U.S. drug prices is foreign governments free-riding on American pharmaceutical innovation. It urges the administration to target foreign price controls and rebate policies so other wealthy nations pay more for medicines.
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Starbucks baristas say health insurance premiums have risen sharply, with some dropping coverage or considering second jobs, according to a Starbucks Workers United survey. The article centers worker hardship and union criticism of the company, while Starbucks says it faces nationwide healthcare cost increases.
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The editorial urges Virginians to vote against Amendment 1, arguing it is a deceptive and extreme measure that would enshrine broad abortion and transgender rights, eliminate parental consent and legislative safeguards, and prevent future restrictions. It frames the amendment as a permanent power grab that forecloses democratic debate.
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A young man with a rare brain cancer was prescribed an off-label drug that his doctors believed was biologically reasonable, but his pharmacy benefit manager and county health plan refused coverage and the manufacturer declined to donate it. The article uses his family’s story to illustrate how insurers rely on FDA labels and guidelines that often do not exist for rare cancers, leaving patients facing steep costs or going without.
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A study by Bristol and Oxford researchers used AI to count over 65,000 visible junk-food and drink ads during 2026 World Cup matches, with Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Powerade and Lay's most frequent. Public-health experts call the advertising a loophole in UK junk-food ad restrictions and urge global action, while FIFA says its revenue supports football and health projects.
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The head of an independent UK mental health review tells the BBC that young people are not a 'snowflake generation' and that anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders have genuinely risen. He points to economic uncertainty, social media, pandemic disruption and cuts to youth services, and says NHS mental health support is 'not fit for purpose.'
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Patrick Clancy gave his first televised interview about the 2023 killings of his three children by his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, describing the lead-up, his grief, and his rejection of online conspiracy theories. The interview aired as Massachusetts prosecutors decide whether to retry Lindsay Clancy after a mistrial, with both parties having filed malpractice suits. He attributed the killings to her postpartum mental illness and said he has forgiven her.