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And because I love good news stories, particularly about eyes (I had cataract surgery on both my eyes about 20 years ago -- something like 7th generation for early onset, I blame the Swedish genes) -- this shows how British research is helping people around the world. The condition was so rare that the candidates had to be brought from the US, Türkiye and Tunisia but it is wonderful these children have regained a proportion of their sight. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/21/blind-children-see-first-time-british-breakthrough/ or https://archive.ph/Hi2hf

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And Baroness Falkner (EHRC) has now written to NHS Fife and to the Scottish Government asking for a full explanation of their policies. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/news/our-letter-cabinet-secretary-health-and-social-care

My heart weeps for the Bibas children. I have seen the update and it is what the IDF have confirmed. https://x.com/TracyAnnO/status/1892975732248154193

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