Apr 27 The Golden State Killer case was cracked with a genealogy website. What does that mean for your DNA’s privacy? By Rebecca Robbins, STAT The unusual manner in which the Golden State Killer case was cracked has sparked wonderment — as well as privacy concerns about genetic information. Continue reading
Apr 27 Amid E.coli outbreak, restaurants tell customers their romaine lettuce is safe By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The government is still investigating how romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, apparently became contaminated with E. coli bacteria. As of this week, at least 84 people in 19 states have gotten sick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading
Apr 25 Read the exact charges against Veterans Affairs nominee Ronny Jackson By Lisa Desjardins Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Jon Tester, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, issued this summary of interviews and information his staff had gathered about Admiral Ronny Jackson, President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. Continue reading
Apr 25 Why your observation stay at the hospital could end with a big bill By Philip Moeller If you never received notification, you might have grounds to argue that the hospital messed up. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:56 Soldier wounded in Afghanistan receives historic penis transplant More than 1,300 U.S. men fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered devastating injuries to the genitals, affecting self-esteem and identity. Now surgeons in Baltimore say they have performed a transplant of a penis, scrotum and part of the abdominal… Continue watching
Apr 24 FDA warns retailers against illegal sale of e-cigarettes to children By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration issued warnings to 40 retail and online stores as part of a month-long operation against illegal sales of Juul to children. Investigators targeted 7-Eleven locations, Shell gas stations and Cumberland Farms convenience stores as well… Continue reading
Apr 24 Why a promising new approach to HIV prevention could lose funding By Heather Boerner NIH officials have announced that after 2020, they don’t plan to fund topical HIV prevention products like douches or gels, unless they can protect the whole body, or unless early studies have shown they can substantially reduce HIV risk. Continue reading
Apr 24 Senate delays hearing for Ronny Jackson, Donald Trump’s doctor and pick to run Veteran Affairs By Hope Yen and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The hearing for Ronny Jackson, Trump's White House doctor and a Navy rear admiral, was scheduled for Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 24 Medicare doesn’t cover methadone treatment. Here’s how Congress may change that By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Federal money is flowing to states to open new methadone clinics through the 21st Century Cures Act, but despite the nation's deepening opioid crisis, the Medicare drug program for the elderly covers methadone only when prescribed for pain. Continue reading
Apr 23 Veteran who survived bomb blast has first total penis and scrotum transplant in the world By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The loss of a penis, whether from cancer, accident or war injury, is emotionally traumatic, affecting urination, sexual intimacy and the ability to conceive a child. Many patients suffer in silence because of the stigma their injuries sometimes carry. Continue reading