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  "id": 7234261,
  "title": "Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/peptide-user-tore-oesophagus-after-using-counterfeit-product",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:41:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/14/counterfeit-retratrutide-warning-peptide-torn-oesophagus-australia-tga"
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  "summary": "TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A patient who tore their oesophagus after taking a counterfeit version of an experimental weight loss drug has prompted Australia’s medicines regulator to warn…",
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        "title": "Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/peptide-user-tore-oesophagus-after-using-counterfeit-product-7235245",
        "published": "2026-09-14T02:41:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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