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Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population
Support for NHS founding principles—that it is free, available to everyone, and tax-funded—declined from 2021 to 2025 across most UK age groups, with Gen Z showing the largest drop in backing for tax funding.
The persisting paradox of men’s health
A hybrid ER-urgent care clinic chain has billed patients thousands of dollars for emergency services when they arrived with routine conditions like UTIs, according to investigation findings.
Meta fined $25bn for ‘lies’ over user data privacy
Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion by a New Mexico judge for years of misleading the public about how it handled Facebook user data, marking the company’s largest fine ever.
Pepsi renews contract with Taco Bell days after KFC switches to Coke in the U.S.
PepsiCo renewed its partnership with Taco Bell through 2036, announced Thursday, days after KFC switched to Coca-Cola as its U.S. beverage supplier.
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Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes
Three UK trauma centers have treated 477 children under 16 injured in e-scooter crashes since 2019, with cases rising from fewer than 10 in 2019 to nearly 150 in 2024.
‘Dangerously hostile’: heatwaves leave hospital wards unsafe, data reveals
English hospitals recorded temperatures near 42C during recent heatwaves, forcing surgery cancellations and creating unsafe conditions for patients and staff, according to NHS data.
Children’s stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children in London whose lung growth had been stunted by air pollution showed significant recovery after an ultra low emission zone was introduced in 2019, a study of over 3,400 primary school children found.
Striking hospital employees sound alarm over workplace violence
Hospital workers nationwide are striking over rising workplace violence, citing inadequate staffing and training. Healthcare workers face seven times higher injury rates from violent incidents than the general population.
A real-world study of Oregon’s nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise
A study of nearly 350 people who used psilocybin at Oregon’s state-licensed centers found most described their experience as beneficial, with more than half ranking it among the most meaningful of their lives, while adverse reactions remained rare.
Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
The UK Health Security Agency declared a national salmonella outbreak after one death and hundreds fell ill, with imported eggs identified as the leading suspect for the contamination.
Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records
Dr. David Morens, a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by concealing federal records related to coronavirus research.
Why Texas’ redistricting plan isn’t a sure bet
Texas’ new congressional map aims to boost Republicans by five seats, but its success depends on whether voters who supported Trump in 2024 will remain loyal to the party in midterm elections without him on the ballot.
California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress
California state Sen. Aisha Wahab won a special election Thursday to fill the remaining term of former Rep. Eric Swalwell, becoming the first Afghan American to serve in Congress.
Supreme Court’s chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
Chief Justice Roberts temporarily allowed White House construction on President Trump’s $400 million ballroom project to proceed while the Supreme Court considers the administration’s emergency appeal.
US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes
The US Postal Service prepared to implement new mail-in voting restrictions tied to a Trump executive order, despite federal court injunctions currently blocking the changes ahead of November midterm elections.
Inside Trump’s remake of the White House Rose Garden. First a stone patio, then statues
President Trump has transformed the White House Rose Garden by replacing its lawn with a white stone patio and installing statues of American founders, including a new Thomas Jefferson sculpture.