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• STAT+: Novartis cites cases of previously unknown tumors possibly tied to its SMA gene therapy

  Regulatory authorities are reviewing emerging safety data after children treated with Zolgensma were diagnosed with tumors. The findings represent a potential safety signal that has sparked urgent concerns among advocacy networks, physicians, and affected patient families. While the therapy remains widely monitored, the newly disclosed reports are prompting fresh scrutiny over potential adverse effects associated with the drug.

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• Manhunt in western Turkey after eight killed in series of shootings

  Security forces across Afyonkarahisar province have sealed off local roads to track down an armed suspect who abandoned a getaway vehicle in mud before fleeing on foot. The violence targeted individuals found across three separate vehicles, claiming the lives of eight people, including two educators, and leaving another victim severely wounded. State agencies are currently operating in coordination to establish the circumstances surrounding the coordinated attacks.

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• The Guardian view on cocaine and domestic abuse: new links between drugs and crime need investigating | Editorial

  Fatalities linked to cocaine have surged past heroin across England and Wales, prompting urgent scrutiny of the drug's role in fueling violent offenses. New data revealing that most domestic abuse suspects test positive for the stimulant highlights how changing consumption patterns worsen social harms. Despite escalating harms and severe regional health disparities, critical funding for treatment and research remains frozen.

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