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Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, fell fatally ill after she stopped taking insulin for type 1 diabetes at Hongchi Xiao’s retreatAn alternative healer who promoted a “slapping therapy” taken up by millions of people across the world has been jailed for the gross negligence manslaughter of a British woman who died at one of his workshops in Wiltshire.Hongchi Xiao was sentenced to 15 years after a jury found him guilty of the manslaughter of Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, who had type 1 diabetes and fell fatally ill after she stopped taking her insulin and fasted during one of his paida lajin therapy retreats. Continue reading...

For healthy people, pills, patches and gummies just create ‘expensive urine’. But for those with nutrient deficiencies, vitamin supplements have clear benefitsSupplements are no cottage industry: an estimated third to nearly half of Australians regularly take vitamins or minerals.Hawked by the likes of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, vitamin gummies have in recent years found popularity among millennials and zoomers, who are more receptive to supplements in the form of “powders, liquids and gummies” than older generations. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop – no stranger to dubious health trends – sells its own line of such supplements. Continue reading...

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".

Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.

People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.

People affected by rare blood clots say they feel they have been airbrushed out of the pandemic.

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.