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buff.ly/0D4H4UW https://buff.ly/0D4H4UW23 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:f3rwms7fukidr77nphhc6jah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64s2ck472fhttps://bsky.app/profile/munkeatlooi.bsky.social/post/3mk5oajskv42oTikTok, Meta, and Roblox deny their products are addictive for children as UK government announces school smartphone ban https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s760.full?ijkey=LoGn8fOTou.uM&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals%3F&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usage&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text https://buff.ly/dvNdJp423 Apr 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:f3rwms7fukidr77nphhc6jah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5oajskv42ohttps://bsky.app/profile/munkeatlooi.bsky.social/post/3mk5o626p2d2uTobacco and Vapes Bill: UK ban on smoking by anyone born after 2008 is passed buff.ly/aafjwZL23 Apr 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:f3rwms7fukidr77nphhc6jah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5o626p2d2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/munkeatlooi.bsky.social/post/3mk5o3t725s2oLonger pollen season and rise in heat related deaths in Europe because of climate change https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s761.full?ijkey=FZ75YSd/lQGIg&keytype=ref&siteid=bmjjournals%3F&utm_source=adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=usage&utm_content=daily&utm_term=text23 Apr 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:f3rwms7fukidr77nphhc6jah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5o3t725s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/munkeatlooi.bsky.social/post/3mk3md477zu2tDeath of two blood plasma donors leads to Canadian probe of Spanish pharma giant buff.ly/3zPAsfe https://buff.ly/3zPAsfe22 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:f3rwms7fukidr77nphhc6jah/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3md477zu2thttps://bsky.app/profile/munkeatlooi.bsky.social/post/3mk3ko7yhrg2oRIP Ruth. 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