- Missing A Tooth? Scientists Develop New Drug that Regrows Teeth: https://www.mensjournal.com/news/drug-teeth-regrow-human-trial-scientists
"Dentistry Today reports, is that Takahashi’s previous research shows that humans have a third row of teeth in their mouths. Those teeth are available as buds, and Takahashi believes they can be activated."
- A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/organ-transplants-donors-alive.html
For decades now, I have not been an organ donor. The above article highlights some of my concerns.
Also, my grandmother was murdered by NHS (UK) medical staff in 1987 (one of them phoned us some years after to 'get it off their chest').
While I have, and had, doctor friends - one a GP who is one of the best I have ever come across, another a surgeon/specialist/consultant and one, now deceased, an MD (UK: The MD is a research degree, comparable in academic level to a PhD, though focused on medical research that is often clinically relevant) - I am wary of doctors in general. This is partly due to my understanding of human nature, particularly after closely examining my own psyche.
My current GP, an African man from Nigeria, is one of the top four GPs I have ever known. So grateful for him.
- Hobart couple buy former student boarding house for older women at risk of homelessness - ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-23/retired-couple-buy-hobart-home-for-older-women-social-housing/105558924
Among other things, this sets a good example for others.