Should kids living with obesity be on GLP-1s? New global guidance says yes — in some cases

CBC - Oct 7, 2026

The first-ever international guidelines on managing childhood obesity are raising the profile of GLP-1 treatments for kids and teens — but with strict criteria and a high degree of caution.

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Meet Ella Bridgland, founder of Studio Ella in Hong Kong

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Formerly an associate at Joyce Wang Studio, interior architect Ella Bridgland now heads up her own firm, Studio Ella, which she started in 2022. Bridgland relocated to Hong Kong in 2017 after having worked for some of London’s most prominent design and architecture firms and has since carved out a niche for herself in the city’s design scene, specialising in high-end residential and boutique commercial projects. Beyond offering bespoke furniture design, art advisory and interior architecture...

How Broadway Cinematheque, Hong Kong’s longest-running art house cinema, is thriving at 30

Oct 6, 2026

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Trump says will speak with Putin over Russia's reported plague death

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Trump says will speak with Putin over Russia's reported plague death

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported death from plague of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of the incident in Siberia.

Fruit of the Loom, Hanes investigated over potential toxic chemicals in children's underwear

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation on Tuesday into whether Fruit of the Loom and Hanes use toxic chemicals in producing ‌children's underwear.

Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds

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Cancer rates rising faster among younger people, international study finds

New major research has found that cases of several different kinds of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the US, and in the Netherlands. The number of people under the age of 50 diagnosed with prostate cancer in England has quadrupled since 2001. Researchers aren't exactly sure why there's been such an increase but say the broad reason could be linked to a growing rate of obesity, poor diets and a lack of exercise. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Jon Shelton, Head of cancer intelligence at Cancer Research UK.

Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online

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Russian lab worker’s death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online

The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has sparked online panic about a ‘plague’, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. Unverified claims about how she became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are circulating online. Misleading posts and out-of-context videos have also fuelled speculation and fear. Vedika Bahl goes through them, and what we know, in Truth or Fake.

Delta One Just Launched A Brand-New Wine Program, And Only 13 Wines Made The Cut

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Ontario's medical regulator looking to clamp down on prescribing safer supply drugs

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Kenya confirms 1st Ebola case imported from Congo

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A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya's first confirmed case of Ebola and the country's first death from the disease in the fast-moving outbreak, authorities said Tuesday.

Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died

Oct 6, 2026

Russian officials say no cases of plague in city where lab technician died

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