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IVF: More than 100 patients at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Jessop Fertility ‘exposed to faulty egg and embryo freezing liquid’ | UK News
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Fertility patients at two clinics in England have been exposed to a faulty egg and embryo-freezing solution that might have impaired their chances of having children, the industry regulator has said. The defective liquid was used at the Assisted Conception Unit (ACU) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, in London and Jessop Fertility, in Sheffield.…
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BookTok trend and ‘publishing phenomenon’ Sarah J Maas sends Bloomsbury profits soaring | Business News
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Bloomsbury Publishing has said its profits for the last 12 months are set to be “significantly” ahead of previous expectations thanks to fantasy author Sarah J Maas and the so-called BookTok social media trend. The company said Maas’s novel House Of Flame And Shadow, which topped book charts in the UK and around the world…
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Hospital apologises after frozen eggs of more than 100 women may have been damaged | UK News
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A hospital has apologised to more than 100 women after their eggs and embryos were likely damaged during the freezing process. Guy’s Hospital in London contacted the 136 women after discovering its NHS-operated clinic may have inadvertently used some bottles of a faulty freezing solution in September and October 2022. The clinic said it did…
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Spectacular photos capture Northern Lights above Iceland | World News
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Spectacular photos have captured the Northern Lights in the skies above Iceland. Pictures of the phenomenon taken last night show sheets of green light dancing in the sky. “Might be the best night of 2024,” one person posted on X. Image: Pic: @IcelandToursX Image: Pic: @IcelandToursX The spectacle, also known as the Aurora Borealis, can…
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Elon Musk ordered to appear before regulators for a third time as they probe his £35bn Twitter takeover | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has been ordered to testify for a third time in the probe into his takeover of Twitter, now known as X. US magistrate judge Laurel Beeler issued an order on Saturday night after Musk failed to appear before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the arranged date. The judge said Musk “did…
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Scam Lyca Mobile site appearing as ‘verified advertiser’ on Google, Which? warns | Science & Tech News
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A scam website impersonating legitimate phone network Lyca Mobile has found a way to reach the top of Google searches, Which? has warned. Google allows companies to pay for verified adverts, meaning their sites can feature at the top of relevant searches, but they need to pass an advertiser identity verification process beforehand, which is…
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Dutch man recognised as ‘world’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient’ after London operation in 1984 | World News
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A 57-year-old Dutch man has broken the world record for the longest-surviving heart transplant patient. Bert Janssen has lived for 39 years with the donor heart, which he received at Harefield Hospital in northwest London in 1984. The achievement has now been recognised by Guinness World Records. Mr Janssen developed flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed…
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Adult dies in Ireland after contracting measles | World News
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An adult who had contracted measles has died in a hospital in Ireland, the country’s health service executive (HSE) has said. It is the first confirmed measles case in Ireland in 2024. There were four measles cases reported in the country in 2023 and two in 2022. While no cases were reported in 2021, there…
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Viagra and erectile dysfunction drugs could cut Alzheimer’s risk in men, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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Erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra could be inadvertently cutting the chances of men developing Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests. Alzheimer’s Research UK called the findings “encouraging,” saying the chance of repurposing drugs to tackle the condition could help “accelerate progress and open up new avenues to prevent or treat dementia-causing diseases”. However the charity said…
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First full-year profit recorded at Uber as bookings rose | Business News
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Uber has announced its first full-year profit after bookings rose by more than a fifth in the last three months of 2023. The American company’s revenue for the quarter rose by 15% in the three months to December 30, compared with the same period in 2022. Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive, said that 2023 marked…