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Woman given 14 shots of tequila on Carnival cruise awarded £220,000 in damages

Woman given 14 shots of tequila on Carnival cruise awarded £220,000 in damages

Published by Sam Flores

A cruise passenger who was overserved alcohol and suffered a possible traumatic brain injury after falling down some stairs has been awarded £220,000 in damages. Diana Sanders was given at least 14 shots of tequila over a nine-hour period in January 2024 while aboard the Carnival Radiance. Soon after leaving one of the ship’s bars she fell, leaving her with a concussion, headaches, back injuries and bruising. The 45-year-old was later found unconscious in a crew-only area, with missing surveillance video from the night shown in court. A jury in Miami has now ruled in the 45-year-old nurse’s favour after concluding that the company has acted negligently. Her attorney Spencer Aronfeld said: “Taking on a corporate giant like Carnival is a massive undertaking, and I have enormous respect for my client’s resilience. “This case highlights the inherent danger of all-inclusive drink packages, which encourage excessive consumption and pressure underpaid servers to prioritise tips over safety.” During the trial, Mr Aronfeld had argued the cruise ship’s bartenders should have stopped serving her once she became visibility …

Exclusive: BTS Backstage Shots From New York

Exclusive: BTS Backstage Shots From New York

Published by Jenni Sidey

It’s a very good week to be a member of BTS ARMY. A few days after the band took over Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul—delivering a killer set featuring highlights from their new album Arirang, as well as past smashes like “Butter” and “Dynamite,” for a Netflix special streamed all over the world—RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook docked on US shores and celebrated with some of their biggest US fans at Spotify x BTS: SWIMSIDE at Pier 17 in downtown New York on Monday night. Even a rainy, chilly spring day couldn’t stop those fans from trooping to Pier 17 for the celebration, with some fans lining up since the morning (and some, for days in advance) to see their beloved Bangtan boys again. Triumphing over the elements—and perhaps their own fatigue—some fans in the audience held up “We Stayed” signs, a proud declaration of ARMY tenacity. BTS backstage with Suki Waterhouse. Sammi Smith / Courtesy of Spotify SWIMSIDE was meant to celebrate the much-anticipated release of Arirang, their fifth studio album, …

Influencers are drinking shots of olive oil and lemon juice. Should you? | Well actually

Influencers are drinking shots of olive oil and lemon juice. Should you? | Well actually

Published by Sam Flores

A shot of lemon juice and olive oil might be delicious on a salad – but would you drink it straight up? That’s what wellness enthusiasts on TikTok and Instagram are doing, claiming it bestows glowing skin and better digestion, and supports the dubious process of “detoxing”. Wellness shots have become “a revolving door for trends”, as dietician Lauren Manaker puts it; over the years, knocking back apple cider vinegar, ginger-turmeric blends, wheatgrass, aloe vera and carrot juice have all come in and out of vogue. Could there be real benefits to this one? We asked experts. First of all, what does it taste like? Personally, I would happily add gin to vinaigrette and call it a dirty martini, so I wasn’t too worried about the bitter pungency of combining one tablespoon each of lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil. When I made myself the concoction, it went down easy. Dietician Michelle Routhenstein warned me that acid reflux can be an issue for some, due to the acidity of lemon and the peppery sharpness of …

FDA approves higher-dose Wegovy shots after accelerated review

FDA approves higher-dose Wegovy shots after accelerated review

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Federal regulators have approved a new, higher-dose version of the obesity drug Wegovy that may help users lose more weight and keep it off. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide. Previously, the highest approved dose of the drug, taken as a weekly shot, was 2.4 milligrams. The new dose received accelerated review through the FDA’s ultra-fast drug review program. The approval was granted 54 days after the request for review was approved, the agency said in a statement. The new dosage will be available in April at pharmacies in the U.S., with a price to be announced then, according to the company. One doctor noted that increasing the highest dose of Wegovy from 2.4 milligrams to 7.4 milligrams is ’quite a big jump’ (Getty) European drug regulators approved the higher-dose version …

Shots Fired at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s Home While She Was Inside

Shots Fired at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s Home While She Was Inside

Published by Daniella Wilson

A woman has been taken into custody after firing shots into the home of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky on Sunday afternoon, according to multiple reports. Citing a law enforcement source, the Los Angeles Times reported that the woman fired several shots into the Beverly Hills mansion, with a round penetrating a wall of the home. The woman, who is said to be 30 years old, reportedly fired the shots from her car, a white Tesla, across the street and then fled the scene. A call was made to 911, with police responding around 1:21 p.m. Officers followed the suspect to a parking lot in Sherman Oaks, where she was arrested. According to an LAPD radio dispatch cited by the Times, the woman fired off “approximately 10 shots.” According to TMZ and the Times, Rihanna was home at the time of the incident, but it’s unclear if A$AP Rocky or their children were present. The couple have three children together: sons RZA, age 3, and Riot Rose, age 2, and daughter Rocki, who was born in …

After CDC vaccine changes, states push to keep childhood shots free, accessible

After CDC vaccine changes, states push to keep childhood shots free, accessible

Published by Sam Flores

As the Trump administration shakes up recommendations for childhood vaccines, a growing number of states are moving quickly to ensure vaccines remain free and health care workers are protected from lawsuits. “States are stepping in to protect their communities proactively,” said Dr. David Higgins, a practicing pediatrician in Aurora, Colorado, and vice president of the Colorado chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Colorado is one of at least six states — along with Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland and Vermont — that have introduced vaccine-related bills in recent months, in an unprecedented break from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which overhauled the childhood vaccine schedule in early January. Colorado’s Senate Bill 32 stands out as the most extensive of the proposals. It would expand malpractice liability protections for health care providers — including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, clinics, hospitals and insurance companies — related to childhood vaccines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the leading pediatricians group, as well as the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. This protection is important because lawsuits can be …

Calling the Shots: Tracking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Moves on Vaccines | Healthiest Communities Health News

Calling the Shots: Tracking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Moves on Vaccines | Healthiest Communities Health News

Published by Sam Flores

It was one of President Donald Trump’s more audacious picks for his Cabinet: anti-vaccine activist and alternative health advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to helm the nation’s health department. Kennedy, however, won over the senators needed to confirm him to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, promising not to remove government website statements pointing out that vaccines do not cause autism and to keep current vaccine approval and safety monitoring systems intact. Ahead of being tapped by Trump for the role, he said he wouldn’t take vaccines away from those who wanted them while stressing a desire for individual choice. Since his confirmation, Kennedy has toed the line between backing vaccination as a preventive public health tool and making statements or overseeing developments that threaten to undermine that tool. His moves have played out against the backdrop of an explosion in vaccine-preventable measles cases in West Texas and an intense flu season that resulted in high rates of hospitalization, along with bird flu outbreaks that have raised the specter of another pandemic. Here’s …

No association found between COVID-19 shots during pregnancy and autism or behavioral issues

No association found between COVID-19 shots during pregnancy and autism or behavioral issues

Published by José Betancourt

Recent research provides new evidence regarding the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations during pregnancy. The study, presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) 2026 Pregnancy Meeting, indicates that receiving an mRNA vaccine while pregnant does not negatively impact a toddler’s brain development. The findings suggest that children born to vaccinated mothers show no difference in reaching developmental milestones compared to those born to unvaccinated mothers. The question of vaccine safety during pregnancy has been a primary concern for expectant parents since the introduction of COVID-19 immunizations. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, vaccines function by introducing a genetic sequence that instructs the body’s cells to produce a specific protein. This protein triggers the immune system to create antibodies against the virus. While health organizations have recommended these vaccines to prevent severe maternal illness, data regarding the longer-term effects on infants has been accumulating slowly. Parents often worry that the immune activation in the mother could theoretically alter the delicate process of fetal brain formation. To address these specific concerns, a team of researchers investigated the neurodevelopmental outcomes …

Epstein’s Ghost Is Calling All the Shots in Trump’s White House

Epstein’s Ghost Is Calling All the Shots in Trump’s White House

Published by Sam Flores

When he was alive, Epstein bragged about his access and insight, hinted at shared sins, and worked behind the scenes to humiliate Trump through journalists like Michael Wolff. Now, in death, Epstein has achieved something more enduring. He has hijacked Trump’s presidency. Early in Trump’s first administration, a White House official explained his media strategy to me. The morning tweets—the racist provocations, the impossible policy threats—were designed to whip the press into a frenzy. The goal was distraction: get us to chase everything and accomplish nothing. Some might say it worked. But Epstein doesn’t work like that. These crimes are too grave, the network too sprawling, the documents too voluminous and concrete. Trump’s name appears tens of thousands of times across Epstein-related files. Roughly 3.5 million pages have already been released. Millions more remain under review or withheld by Trump’s own Justice Department, for reasons still unexplained. Trump’s presidency has become about Epstein. For proof of this, look no further than the New York Times homepage, where the layout of coverage of the administration paints …