Poppy Koronka

The fatal toll of ketamine: deaths up twenty-fold in a decade The number of deaths linked to the class B drug has surged, researchers have found, but they argue that a proposed reclassification may not deter users

Study uncovers toll of ketamine in UK with 20-fold rise in deaths - @poppykoronka.bsky.social reports www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Welcome and congrats!! Will hopefully see you in the office soon ☺️

Five-minute ‘superjab’ for 15 cancers to be available on NHS

A five-minute “superjab” that treats 15 types of cancer will be available on the NHS in a European first

Young people turn to AI for therapy over long NHS waiting lists Counsellors warn that reliance on AI therapists could ‘fuel self-obsession’ and say that talking to a real person is safer and more effective

Whisper it. But could ChatGPT be better than your therapist?

In today’s times:
Young people turn to AI for therapy over long NHS waiting lists

www.thetimes.com/article/f45d...

Young people turn to AI for therapy over long NHS waiting lists Counsellors warn that reliance on AI therapists could ‘fuel self-obsession’ and say that talking to a real person is safer and more effective

Young people turning to AI therapy reports @poppykoronka.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Warning over ‘physician associate’ role after fatal misdiagnosis

The public is being misled over the role of physician associates, a coroner has warned, after the death of a woman who was misdiagnosed with a nosebleed

Elon Musk’s claims about grooming have reignited the sex grooming scandal this week.

Our former chief investigative reporter, Andrew Norfolk, first revealed the abuse in 2011 and spent years uncovering the investigation ⬇️

🔓 This story is free to read

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Hospitals declare critical incidents as flu cases surge NHS trusts in Liverpool, Birmingham and others warn of lengthy waits in emergency departments as staff struggle to cope with patient numbers

Eight major hospitals have declared critical incidents within the past 24 hours as “exceptionally high demands” of seasonal flu pile pressure on A&E departments, with one advising there could be 50-hour waits for care

UK flu cases quadruple as NHS battles winter quad-demic Pressure on hospitals ‘nowhere near letting up’ amid spread of flu, Covid, norovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

Patients attending hospital with flu have quadrupled, with more than 5,000 admitted last week as the quad-demic of four winter viruses rages on ⬇️

Patient hospitalised with H5N1 in US as outbreak continues to grow Person is the second in North America to require hospital treatment with ‘severe’ symptoms in recent months

Once again: this does not bode well.

A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalised with H5N1, the first “severe” case reported in the US – where bird flu is spreading rapidly through cattle herds. @maevecullinan.bsky.social has more: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt... @telglobalhealth.bsky.social

Former nurse used final hours to issue plea on assisted dying Elaine Hudson, who had motor neurone disease, asked The Times to document her death by starvation before Friday’s vote

Such a powerful and moving piece from
@poppykoronka.bsky.social

Elaine Hudson, a former nurse who had motor neurone disease, died from starvation on Monday. She asked The Times to document her final days ahead of Friday's vote on assisted dying.

www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Thank you ellie <3

cc @dignityindying.org.uk

Former nurse used final hours to issue plea on assisted dying Elaine Hudson, who had motor neurone disease, asked The Times to document her death by starvation before Friday’s vote

Elaine Hudson wanted to die on her own terms. She asked that her last moments be documented ahead of the vote on assisted dying. She died on Monday, after refusing food and drink for a week.

I don’t think I’ll ever comprehend how brave this was. Please read:

www.thetimes.com/article/4b96...

Assisted dying bill: Dozens of doctors urge MPs to back law change More than 50 leading physicians and nurses say the blanket prohibition is cruel

Exclusive: More than 50 top doctors urge MPs to back assisted dying bill, describing alternative as “cruel”

www.thetimes.com/article/5228...

‘It is excruciating’: the women waiting years for gynaecology care Thousands are on the waiting list for non-cancer hospital treatment on the NHS, as senior doctors say they feel ‘helpless’

I probably know about 5-10 women personally who have waited for years for care. Today the Royal College of Obs and Gynae released a report on the "devastating" consequences of waits
Read my report here ⬇️
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

In case you're wondering where to find Times journalists on here -- the @thetimes.com's start pack has a handy list!
go.bsky.app/NqDPCtV

I had concerns about assisted dying. Then Mum went to Dignitas Grania Brigden, a lung specialist, changed her mind after witnessing how robust the process was and the peace of mind it gave her terminally ill mother

Grania Brigden had "concerns" about assisted dying. Then, her mother went to Dignitas.

It was a huge privilege to write their story. Read about their journey to Dignitas here, ahead of the debate on assisted dying this month -- the first debate on AD decade:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...