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Prostate drug, abiraterone, to be offered to thousands in England
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Generation K: The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people
Posted onJane Deith BBC File on 4 Investigates BBC Listen to Jane read this article At the urology department of Burnley General Hospital, 26-year-old Ryan (not his real name) is having a drug solution inserted through a catheter – part of his treatment for a condition known as ketamine bladder. This procedure will not completely reverse…
