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TV presenter Katie Piper reveals decision to use prosthetic eye shell
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California Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis
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Bank of England to relax rules for banks and insurers
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Insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning medical need
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Healthcare turns to AI for medical note-taking ‘scribes’
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