PUBLISHED: 17:54 10 December 2018 Court reporter Jackman's Place, Letchworth. Picture: Alan Millard. Archant A 14-year-old boy has today been sentenced to five years in a detention centre for the stabbing of another teenager in Letchworth during a row over £20. The boy – who cannot be named for legal reasons – cycled up behind the 15-year-old victim outside shops in Jackman’s Place.He pulled out the knife and stabbed the 15-year-old boy in the neck, telling the victim’s friends: “If any of you snitch, you are in trouble.”Prosecutor Samantha Cohen told St Albans Crown Court: “Minutes later he collapsed and was taken to hospital for life-saving surgery. “His right jugular vein, a second vein and his chest cavity were penetrated. Half a litre of blood had to be drained from his chest.”Ms Cohen said the victim was in intensive care, being discharged on June 13 after five days of treatment. Two and a … [Read more...] about Letchworth boy, 14, sentenced for stabbing teen during row over £20
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‘Engineering overkill’: A potent new opioid painkiller is trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist, doctors say
The government’s leading food and drug authority recently approved a potent new opioid called Dsuvia that dissolves under the tongue and can be taken without an IV. Several experts strongly opposed the approval, which came amidst an epidemic of opioid overdose deaths and addiction. The CEO of the company behind the drug said she created it to keep people from being “one step away from being killed by a tired nurse or a doctor who ordered the wrong drug.” But it’s unclear how big of a problem deaths from medication mistakes involving opioids actually are. More importantly, an easier solution to that problem would involve simple labelling changes, doctors said. Throughout Pamela Palmer’s career as chief medical officer of a specialty hospital for pain management, she repeatedly served as an expert witness in wrongful death lawsuits involving opioids. In many of those suits, she said, people died because of a simple and avoidable medication error, … [Read more...] about ‘Engineering overkill’: A potent new opioid painkiller is trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist, doctors say
Microsoft co-founder and ‘idea man’ Paul Allen dies at 65
Paul Allen, the taciturn computer programmer who founded the software behemoth Microsoft with Bill Gates when he was 22 and walked away eight years later with what would become one of the largest fortunes in the history of American capitalism, died Monday in Seattle. He was 65. The cause was complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to his investment company, Vulcan Inc. “In his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so, he changed the world,” Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said in a statement Monday. Although once dubbed the “accidental zillionaire” by Wired magazine, Allen was in fact an essential part of the launch and early success of Microsoft, which thrived on the combination of Allen’s creative programming genius and Gates’ hard-driving business acumen. “I guess you would call me the doer and Paul the idea man,” Gates said in 1981. … [Read more...] about Microsoft co-founder and ‘idea man’ Paul Allen dies at 65
A plastic surgery group is warning doctors to stop performing potentially deadly Brazilian butt lifts — here’s why they can be so dangerous
caption Brazilian butt lifts can be deadly. source Marina Indova/iStock The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has warned its members not to perform Brazilian butt lifts until there’s more data about the procedure. In a Brazilian butt lift, fat is removed from one part of the body and injected into the buttocks. It has the highest death rate of all cosmetic procedures, the BAAPS said in a statement. That’s because injected fat may end up inside the blood vessels and cause a fatal blockage of blood flow. A plastic surgery organization in the UK has warned its members to stop performing potentially deadly Brazilian butt lifts – at least until there’s more research done on the procedure. On Thursday, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) announced it was officially dissuading all members from offering the surgery while more data is collected, CNN reported. The Brazilian butt lift … [Read more...] about A plastic surgery group is warning doctors to stop performing potentially deadly Brazilian butt lifts — here’s why they can be so dangerous
Second Brit dies after ‘Brazilian butt lift’ surgery
A second British woman has died from "Brazilian butt lift" surgery, the BBC has learned, as fresh warnings come over the risks. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Baaps) said it was the most dangerous cosmetic procedure to undergo. The surgery has been made popular by celebrities. But many people are putting themselves at risk by seeking cheaper procedures abroad, Baaps warned. 'One death in 3,000' A Brazilian butt lift (BBL) is a cosmetic procedure in which fat is taken from one part of the body and then injected into the buttocks. Baaps told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme an estimated one in 3,000 die worldwide as a result of complications. In August, 29-year-old Leah Cambridge died while undergoing a BBL procedure in Turkey. A second British woman in her late 20s, also died this year, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned. An inquest into her death is due to happen within the next year. Gerard Lambe, consultant plastic surgeon and Baaps … [Read more...] about Second Brit dies after ‘Brazilian butt lift’ surgery