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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Sep 23, 1:20 AM

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Children as young as 13 referred to specialist clinic for ‘ketamine bladder’

Most headlines focus on the medical condition "ketamine bladder" in young teens, but one emphasizes the "Class B drug Ketamine" and "devastating damage" at an even younger age.

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What happenedChildren as young as 13 referred to specialist clinic for ‘ketamine bladder’.
What changedThe left frames it as "Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’". The right frames it as "Children as young as 12 treated for Class B drug Ketamine amid warnings of devastating da...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

75WORDING GAP

5 sources · 3 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’". The right frames it as "Children as young as 12 treated for Class B drug Ketamine amid warnings of devastating da...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 22, 10:30 PM: The Belfast Telegraph joined the source map.

Sep 22, 10:30 PM: GB News joined the source map.

Sep 22, 10:30 PM: The Guardian UK joined the source map.

Sep 22, 10:30 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Center-left ·News report
The Mirror UK2h ago

Children as young as 13 'with ketamine bladder', says new research

with ketamine bladder

Teenagers have been referred to a specialist clinic for a condition linked to sustained ketamine use, according to new research. The study of the first patients at the service in Liverpool...

Open source
Center-left ·News report
The Independent1h ago

Children as young as 13 receiving treatment for ‘ketamine bladder’, new study reveals

receiving treatmentketamine bladder

Analysis of the first patients at the service in Liverpool also shows that the majority are girls and from deprived areas

Open source
Left ·News report
The Guardian UK2h ago

Children as young as 13 being referred to UK hospital suffering from ‘ketamine bladder’

suffering fromketamine bladder

County’s first such clinic, at Alder Hey in Liverpool, treating children suffering from chronic bladder problems with severe cases needing dialysis Children as young as 13 in the UK have be...

Open source
Right ·News report
GB News1h ago

Children as young as 12 treated for Class B drug Ketamine amid warnings of devastating damage

Class B drug Ketaminedevastating damage

Children as young as 12 are suffering potentially devastating bladder damage after using ketamine, alarming NHS research reveals. Doctors at Britain's first specialist "ketamine bladder" cl...

Open source