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My Therapist Told Me to Go for a Walk. London Had Other Ideas
Is it any wonder there’s a mental health crisis when the state of the country is so depressing, asks Arthur Ellis, whose own 'mental health walks' around the dystopian streets of London only made things worse.
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Mazonakis’ death: Creepy details, unacceptable medical practices
More and more creepy details and medically unacceptable practices about the death of popular singer Giorgos Mazonakis emerge as more people have testified to authorities investigating the mysterious case that sent already two doctors in pre-trial custody. On Thursday, the fourth employee at the private practice in Kolonaki, high-end district of Athens, appeared before the […]
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A Fatal Reaction
In this harrowing, incredibly reported story co-published by Science and Retraction Watch, Brendan Borrell uncovers how “Mei,” a 6-year-old girl in China, died a week after an experimental gene-editing trial went wrong—and how her medical team, led by neuroscientist Zilong Qiu, downplayed the risks to her parents, did not publicly disclose her death, and has faced no real accountability.
On 23 March 2025, the day before the procedure, the family settled into a shared room inside a crowded pediatric ward. When the other girl in the room broke into tears, Mei handed her one of her favorite stuffed animals: a blue bird. “She liked to give things to other kids,” Jason said.
The next day Mei put on a brave face as she was taken to the procedure room. Yu’s handpicked doctor inserted a needle between two vertebrae on her lower back and withdrew just over a teaspoon of spinal fluid to create space for the drug. Then, he swapped syringes and gently pressed down on the plunger, filling her spinal canal with viruses.