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UK clinical trial into puberty blockers on hold after medicines regulator steps in

Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14

The Guardian - UK

Clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after ‘new concerns’ from medicines regulator

The MHRA will now discuss the concerns, related to the wellbeing of children and young people with gender dysphoria, with trial sponsor King’s College London next week

The Independent UK

Clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after ‘new concerns’ from regulator

It comes after legal action was launched against the Government after campaigners including Harry Potter author JK Rowling expressed their opposition

Evening Standard

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John Dobbs obituary

Other lives: Researcher whose work brought about shifts in the approach to chronic brain disease

The Guardian - UK

The ‘culture war’ on net zero: Why have Brits stopped supporting climate policies?

Reform UK voters are the only political group without a majority in favour of achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner, according to a new survey.

Euronews

Synthetic opioid may have caused hundreds more deaths than recorded

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, methadone, and buprenorphine have been linked to 524 deaths in England since the end of September 2025

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Ukraine is being left out in the cold

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Campaigners launch legal action in bid to stop puberty blocker trial

A number of high-profile names have expressed their opposition, including Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

Evening Standard

NHS to trial device that could help millions with debilitating sleep condition

It’s estimated eight million people in the UK have sleep apnoea, which causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start

The Independent UK

Life expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than that of heterosexuals, ONS finds

Academic says risk factor is not sexual orientation but society’s treatment of sexual minority people

The Guardian - UK

How mental health has changed in baby boomers and gen X across their entire adulthoods

It’s been almost five years since the end of the COVID lockdowns. Yet the world is still continuing to learn about how mental health changed during – and after – this unprecedented time.

The Conversation

Van driver pleads guilty to killing university student in crash on The Strand

Aalia Mahomed, 20, who was studying at King’s College London, died at the scene of the collision in the Strand on March 18 last year

Evening Standard

Researchers find drug could delay rheumatoid arthritis by years

Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 400,000 people aged 16 and over in the UK

The Independent UK

It takes more than a degree to the smash the class ceiling

Letters: Readers respond to Prof Shitij Kapur’s argument that having a UK university degree is no longer a ‘passport to social mobility’

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'London is not what it was': How social media accounts are changing the narrative of the capital

‘This isn’t about whether London is unsafe. It’s about how online narratives form, spread, and shape public perception’, says KCL expert Dr Mark J. Hill

The Guardian - UK

UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor

Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world

The Independent UK

Drones being used to spot deadly virus in arctic whales’ breath

The virus causes severe damage to respiratory, neurological and immune systems, and has triggered multiple mass mortality events

The Guardian - UK

Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain

Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugs

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The Independent UK

Could a chemical found in one type of chocolate slow down ageing?

Researchers call it a ‘very exciting finding’

The Independent UK

The new asthma treatment that could ‘transform lives’

The injection is recommended as an additional maintenance treatment for patients over 12 when usual medications have not proven effective enough

Evening Standard

Children with gender dysphoria ‘could remain on puberty blockers after trial’

Plans for a puberty blockers trial were announced in 2024 following the publication of the Cass Review.

The Independent UK

Puberty blockers to be tested on hundreds of children as two major clinical studies launch

Plans for a puberty blockers trial were announced in 2024 following the publication of the Cass Review.

The Guardian - UK

Experts concerned over health effects of high-dose nicotine pouches as sales soar in UK

Teenagers reported nicotine rushes, sickness and fainting in recent research amid claims of ‘targeting younger age groups’

The Guardian - UK

Can art enhance your life? Here’s what I learned from Ali Smith, Tracey Emin, Claudia Winkleman and more

In our always online, AI-imperilled lives, simply looking at a painting can improve wellbeing and offer creative guidance. For my new book, artists and writers shared their advice on how to live life artfully

The Guardian - UK

Picture of health: going to art galleries can improve wellbeing, study reveals

Viewing original works of art can relieve stress, cut heart disease risk and boost immune system, first study of its kind finds

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