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Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author
Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."
June 22, 2026Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial of puberty-blocking drugs.
June 19, 2026India's top court allows removal of life support of man in vegetative state
Harish Rana has been in a vegetative state since 2013, when he fell from a balcony and suffered head injuries.
March 11, 2026Henrietta Lacks: Family of woman whose cells were 'stolen' settles second lawsuit
Novartis is the second drug company to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman whose cells have enabled huge advances in science.
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Minimum age of 11 set for UK puberty blocker trial
Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial assessing the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs. The planned Pathways Trial was paused in
India's top court allows removal of life support of man in vegetative state
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine
Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and
Novartis settles with woman's estate over use of her "stolen" cells to advance medicine
February 27, 2026 / 5:34 AM EST / AP Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were take
Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine
This Oct. 25, 2011 file photo shows the logo of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG on one of their buildings in Basel, Switzerland. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP, File) Attorney Ben Crump,