A former anaesthetist has been jailed for life for intentionally poisoning 30 patients, 12 of them fatally. Frédéric Péchier, 53, was convicted Friday at the end of a four-month trial in the eastern city of Besançon. In one of France’s biggest ever medical malpractice cases, Péchier was found to have introduced chemicals like potassium chloride … Read more
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz (right) will announce new restrictions to gender-affirming care for minors Thursday. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is expected to announce several moves Thursday that will have the effect of … Read more
OpenAI has introduced an app directory that’s now available right inside ChatGPT, the company announced. “Apps extend ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting users take action like order groceries, turn an outline into a slide deck or search for an apartment,” the company wrote in a blog post. OpenAI also noted in … Read more
Courtney CroninDec 17, 2025, 08:04 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on … Read more
(MedPage Today) — The dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) was just as cardioprotective as the GLP-1 drug dulaglutide (Trulicity) in patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a large…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Bank of England’s latest cut to the base rate will lead to lower mortgage costs and a boost to the housing market at the start of next year’s buying season, experts said. The BoE trimmed … Read more
AP Photo/File Arnett reported on the Vietnam and Gulf Wars during his career (pictured here in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1963) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and war correspondent Peter Arnett has died at the age of 91, US media has reported. Arnett won the international reporting prize in 1996 for his Vietnam War coverage at the Associated … Read more
Saqer al-Ankah holds his 10-year-old granddaughter, Bayan al-Ankah, after he says she was shot in the head by Israeli forces in northern Gaza about half a mile from the so-called yellow line on Dec. 10. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR DOHA, Qatar — When 10-year-old Bayan Al-Ankah was fatally shot in the … Read more
This time of year is not only a good time to save on gifts, but also to save on tech you may need (or want) for yourself. If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your computer, you can save right now on Apple’s Mac mini M4. The desktop is down to $479, which is 20 percent … Read more
David PurdumDec 17, 2025, 09:08 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Prediction market Kalshi notified a federal regulator on Wednesday that it was self-certifying markets on whether college athletes will enter the transfer portal. While the company says it has no immediate plans to begin offering trading on … Read more