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Killed by a pill bought on Snapchat: the counterfeit drugs poisoning US teens
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Killed by a pill bought on Snapchat: the counterfeit drugs poisoning US teens

Steve Filson, left, whose daughter Jessica died of fentanyl poisoning, and Amy Neville, right, whose son Alexander died, march outside the Snap headquarters in June 2021. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Accidental deaths soar among young people amid a proliferation of fentanyl-filled pharmaceuticals Erin McCormick in San Francisco Fourteen-year-old Alondra Salinas had set outher new white...

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Japan poised to allow ‘reprogrammed’ stem-cell 

If approved, the treatment could restore vision. A Japanese committee has provisionally approved the use of reprogrammed stemcells to treat diseased or damaged corneas. Researchers are now waiting for final approval from the health ministry to test the treatment in people with corneal blindness, which affects millions of people around the world.  The cornea, a transparent layer...