Tag: suicide
Elliot Colburn: MP tells PMQs about suicide attempt
London MP Elliot Colburn shared his experience to raise awareness that "help is out there".
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Wegovy, Ozempic: UK investigating suicide risks
Packages of the weight-loss drug Wegovy from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy.Stefan Trumpf | Pic [...]
EU expands Ozempic probe over suicide risks
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter in Los Angeles, April 17, 2023.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe [...]
Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, Died by Suicide in Prison, Sources Say
Theodore J. Kaczynski, the “Unabomber,” who killed three people and injured 23 in a bombing spree stretching from 1978 to 1995, died by suicide at a f [...]
Three Dads Walking meet prime minister in suicide prevention campaign
The men, who lost their daughters to suicide, want more mental health lessons in schools.
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Farmer’s Death Spurs Fight Against Depression and Suicide
LOGANVILLE, Wis. — Brenda Statz remembers the rain on the day they lost Leon, her husband of 34 years. The deluge had fallen for weeks, flooding their [...]
Charities warn Rishi Sunak about cost of living crisis suicide risk
Charities report that the cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on mental health.
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Capitol Police Officer’s Suicide After Jan. 6 Qualifies for Line-of-Duty Death Benefit
Howard Liebengood was the first officer who died by suicide to qualify for death benefits after Congress expanded a program to compensate the families [...]
Bill Outlawing Online Suicide Assistance Would Open Sites to Liability
Bipartisan legislation in the House targets not only the online activity of individual users but also the website operators hosting it.
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'We didn't see it coming' says Sajid Javid of brother's suicide
The ex-chancellor recalls his brother's 2018 death in an interview to mark World Mental Health day.
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Bed Bath & Beyond shares decline after CFO’s suicide
A pedestrian walks by a Bed Bath and Beyond store in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesShares of Bed Bath & Beyond declined [...]
Bed Bath & Beyond taps chief accounting officer as interim CFO after executive’s suicide
Shoppers exit a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New York.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBed Bath & Beyond has tapped its chief accounting [...]
Man Dies by Suicide After Ramming Car Into Barricade Near U.S. Capitol
A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol building early on Sunday morning and then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the aut [...]
Wētā FX Releases VFX Reel, Featuring Work From Eternals, Suicide Squad
Wētā Digital, the visual effects house co-founded by director Peter Jackson, announced its move to new social media channels with a new VFX reel hig [...]
Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Website
“Google’s hands are not tied, and it has a responsibility to act,” he wrote.In an email to The Times, Lara Levin, a spokeswoman for Google, decline [...]