#painkillers

#painkillers

Penny Mordaunt has said she took a couple of painkillers to help her get through her role of carrying ceremonial swords during the King's Coronation.The Tory minister won praise for her stamina, carrying the 17th Century Sword of State and Jewelled Sword of Offering for more than an hour.Working on the coronation has been a "huge privilege," Ms Mordaunt said.

Patients will be able to get prescription medicines for seven common health conditions directly from pharmacies in England under a blueprint designed to ease the pressure on GPs' appointments.For the first time, pharmacists will be able to write their own prescriptions for the conditions, under health changes ministers and NHS England chiefs hope will be introduced from this winter after a consultation with the industry.

Diama Ndiaye's tummy no longer hurts.Gone, too, are the constant hospitalizations that took her away from school for weeks and those terrible bouts of pain that could only be mitigated with a cocktail of medication.She is cured of the sickle cell disease with which she was born, a serious hereditary blood disease that can cause severe pain, mobility problems and a high risk of infections.

In last week's episode of The Last of Us, Ellie waded through a flooded hotel lobby, delighting in the decaying grandeur of a social institution she had only read about.This week, she spends a few hours in an elegant old house, filled with vintage furniture and a piano.She has no context not even from books for what a home like this really means.

As Ukraine reclaims Kherson, residents describe beatings and theft by Russian soldiers.Tanya Lukashuk described how Vyacheslav Lukashuk, her son, was captured and beaten by Russian forces for one week for writing pro-Ukrainian graffiti in Kherson city.Credit...Lynsey Addario for The New York Times A line for water, bread and food in Kherson on Monday, after the retreat of Russian soldiers.Credit...Lynsey Addario for The New York Times A makeshift charging station in Kherson city on Monday.Credit...Lynsey Addario for The New York Times Residents of the newly reclaimed city of Kherson on Monday described months of brutality and mistreatment by Russian forces, including the theft of vehicles, beatings and detention for anyone suspected of opposing the nearly nine-month occupation.

A significant proportion of elderly people plan to cut back on the amount of money they spend on care amid the cost-of-living crisis, a new poll suggests.Age UK said that there could be impacts on the health service after a new poll found that one in 10 over 60s across the UK were planning to reduce or stop the care they receive because they cannot afford the cost.