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Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs
Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma

From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals
NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the Gulf

‘The birds are a global citizen’: Indigenous groups in Australia and Alaska team up to track a feathered adventurer’s epic journey
A new knowledge-sharing project aims to ensure the survival of the migratory short-tailed shearwater

One police officer dead after Chicago hospital shooting
Officials say the suspect in the shooting, which left another officer in critical condition, has been taken into custody

Conspiracy theory over UFOs and missing scientists spreads from web to White House
Claim of nefarious plot draws attention of lawmakers and president – but are disappearances and deaths really linked?

A federal program has helped Native Hawaiian medical students for 35 years. It’s now being sued for discrimination
Do No Harm, a conservative group, wants the scholarship, which has helped islands’ underserved communities, declared unconstitutional

‘Nigel is mad to accept his money’: who is Christopher Harborne, the mystery billionaire bankrolling Reform?
A crypto tycoon is giving record-breaking amounts to Farage’s party. But little is known about his motives

‘Astonishing’ discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring condition
A previously unknown species of bacteria found in noma patients could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease

Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health | Devi Sridhar
Digital communication in its most basic forms can push us into an ‘always on’ state – and generate feelings of exclusion or rejection, says academic and author Devi Sridhar



