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Tighter rules planned to protect people from cosmetic surgery that goes badly wrong

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Only properly trained professionals will be allowed to offer high-risk cosmetic procedures like liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), vampire facials and chemical peels, under long-awaited government plans for England in 2027.

The government said it wanted to "drive cosmetic cowboys out of the market" and shield people from treatments "that can go badly wrong".

Currently, there are no restrictions over who can carry out these 'no scalpel' procedures, which can harm or kill if not performed safely.

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RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau

Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, had their offices in Guinea-Bissau raided by judicial police, who seized doses of hepatitis B vaccines, officials said on Facebook. The researchers have been at the heart of an ongoing dispute over research on African newborns, supported by $1.6m from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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