the machines are going off road. we ride the wheelchair that can help you through a rocky patch. and on another note, a final note to blow your mind. yeah, we re with the rock singer who s got his voice back. that s a lot of air! the royal college of physicians is the oldest medical college in england. there s a skull eatin: his hand. ., yeah, henry viii founded the place in 1518 and since then, 122 presidents have overseen enormous changes in our understanding of the human body, its ailments and their treatments. in the garden, a reminder of the plants that used to be all we had to treat everything, and which formed the basis of many modern remedies. and in the treasures room, a collection of what used to be the cutting edge of medicine. literally. urgh, leeches! but as time s moved on, it s remained at the forefront of developments in medical technology. in the 1950s, its members witnessed the world s first use of ultrasound in obstetrics, in the 90s the world s first robo
hello, i m helena humphrey, good to have you with us. we start at the border of the united states and mexico, and concerns there will be a surge of migrants following the expiration of title a2. that s the measure put in place three years ago, it was invoked during the trump administration to slow the spread of covid 19 across the us mexico border. in doing this, us authorities were allowed to turn away asylum seekers. while title 42 was in place, around 2.8 million people were expelled, according to us customs and border protection. but with the end of the us s health emergency, title 42 has now also officially expired. a potential surge of migrants to the us mexico border could strain local communities and the humanitarian challenge. us officials said on friday they did not see a substantial increase in migrant crossings. but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, not the end. mexico s government is trying to deter migrants from
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