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June 20, 2018 9:00 am

How IVF became a license to print money (The Guardian)

Private fertility clinics routinely try to sell desperate patients add-ons that almost certainly don’t help – why isn’t more done to monitor the industry?

June 7, 2018 9:00 am

What Explains The Rising Overdose Rate Among Latinos? (NPR)

Opioid overdose deaths among Latinos are surging nationwide as well. While the overall death toll is still higher for whites, it’s increasing faster for Latinos and blacks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Latino fatalities increased 52.5 percent between 2014 and 2016 as compared to 45.8 percent for whites. (Statisticians say counts for Hispanics are typically underestimated by 3 to 5 percent.) The most substantial hike was among blacks — 83.9 percent.

May 4, 2018 9:00 am

Up to 270 women may have died after England breast cancer screening failures (CNN)

May 3, 2018 4:36 pm

Iowa lawmakers pass the nation's most restrictive abortion ban -- as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected (CNN)

April 4, 2018 9:00 am

DEA’s opioid crackdown brings arrests of prescribers, pharmacists (Washington Post)

The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested 28 drug prescribers and pharmacists, and revoked the licenses of 147 people who handle controlled substances, as part of a nationwide crackdown on the illegal use and distribution of opioids and other prescription medications, the Justice Department announced Monday.

March 28, 2018 9:00 am

How Genetics Is Changing Our Understanding of ‘Race’ (The New York Times)

In 1942, the anthropologist Ashley Montagu published “Man’s Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race,” an influential book that argued that race is a social concept with no genetic basis. A classic example often cited is the inconsistent definition of “black.” In the United States, historically, a person is “black” if he has any sub-Saharan African ancestry; in Brazil, a person is not “black” if he is known to have any European ancestry. If “black” refers to different people in different contexts, how can there be any genetic basis to it?

March 2, 2018 9:00 am

The least and most dangerous countries to be a newborn (CNN)

January 2, 2018 9:00 am

Retirement home shut down months after attack on 86-year-old (CNN)

December 29, 2017 9:00 am

Doctor faces charges over opioid prescriptions and 5 patient deaths (CNN)

A Pennsylvania doctor charged with causing the deaths of five patients by unlawfully prescribing opioids surrendered his license to prescribe controlled substances at a federal court hearing.

December 22, 2017 9:00 am

Ohio bill would prohibit abortions in Down syndrome cases (CNN)

The bill prohibits abortions after tests reveal Down syndrome in a fetus or if there’s “any other reason to believe” the fetus has the genetic condition. A person performing an abortion in such a case could face a fourth-degree felony charge, and physicians could lose their licenses. The woman seeking the abortion would not be held accountable, according to the bill.