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Sudden Death of California Law Student Studying Abroad Linked to Popular Weight Loss Shot, Inquest Heard
The sudden death of a California law student, who was found in her London dorm room, has been linked to a popular weight loss drug, an inquest heard.
Josephine Nasr, 19, died of a cardiac arrhythmia in her room at the University of East London in September 2025, an East London Coroner’s Court heard last week, the Daily Mail reported.
The second-year law student studying abroad had been prescribed Tirzepatide by her doctor in California, and an empty vial of the popular weight loss drug was discovered by university staff who found her on Sept. 23, 2025, the outlet reported. Nasr had a body mass index that indicated she was overweight, not obese.
A New Mexico Judge Ordered New Child Safeguards for Meta. Advocates Hope Other Courts Follow
In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories. The psychological harm to children who use Facebook and Instagram, he said, can be seen as their pollution.
Judge Bryan Biedscheid fined the company $567 million in his ruling Thursday, but he also prescribed steps to clean up what he described as its byproducts. He ordered new safety measures, including a time limit of 90 hours per month for users under 18, AI chatbot restrictions, and mandatory warnings on the platforms.
How easily those features can be implemented, and how effective they could be at protecting young users from mental health harms, are unresolved questions. They also would apply only to children in New Mexico, Meta has no deadline to introduce them, and the company has said it will appeal the ruling.
But the judge’s order showed a possible path forward for other court fights around the country as Meta faces mounting legal, regulatory and public pressure to do more to protect young people.
Brooke Rollins, Dr. Ben Carson: We Are Putting Real Food Back on School Lunch Trays
America has long been known as a land of opportunity. It’s a place where every child, no matter where they were born or the circumstances they face, has the chance to chase their God-given potential. Whether you grew up on a farm in rural Texas or in the inner city of Detroit, America is a place that has always shown that with hard work, determination and the freedom to dream, there is no limit to what a person can achieve.
But along the way, there are certain habits that fuel our endurance or restrain it. And a big contributor to how effectively we can chase those dreams is our health.
In recent years, it’s no secret that America has been battling a chronic health crisis. The Centers for Disease Control reports that more than 75% of adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic health condition. And a recent study indicates poor health trends among children have worsened significantly over the past 20 years. The data shows that poor nutrition is among the causes of these startling health statistics.
Paxton Details Texas Children’s Detransition Clinic Services in New Settlement
A $10 million settlement between the state of Texas and Texas Children’s Hospital is set to create the nation’s first clinic designed toreverse gender-transition care, with the clinic required to open by the end of October.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Wednesday, Aug. 5, new details of the executed settlement terms with the Houston-based hospital, which has three months to open a clinic offering free medical care to people who want reverse sex reassignment operations and procedures.
“This historic settlement is a resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology that has preyed on Texas children under the guise of ‘care,’”Paxton said in a statement. “Texas Children’s has agreed to pay millions back to Texas. The detransition clinic, which is the first of its kind, must open within months. Activist doctors who harmed children have been fired.”
Paxton’s office first announced the $10 million agreement in May, resolving allegations that the hospital illegally billed insurance companies for gender-affirming care for minors. The hospital denied wrongdoing.
Nearly 1 Billion Students Now Face School Cellphone Bans
As students gear up for the new school year, more than 900 million of them in the U.S. and around the world will take part in an expanding experiment: cellphone bans.
Eight years after France put in place the first comprehensive school cellphone ban, 106 countries now have them – in places as farflung as Bhutan, Bolivia and Belarus, according to UNESCO. In the U.S., 39 states ban cellphones for schoolchildren during the school day.
The regulations are aimed at limiting use of the distracting and addictive devices that increasingly control students’ lives. Ban supporters say the prohibitions will reduce student distraction, boost learning, improve student mental health and reduce cyberbullying. But experts say studies so far on the effectiveness of the bans are inconclusive.
