Archive: 28/05/2015
The extreme athlete who built a new knee
When Brian Bartlett was 24 he was hit by a car from behind so hard it ripped his right leg off instantly. It all happened so fast. He doesn't like to talk about it. "You really can't understand," he told me. "There's just ...
May 28, 2015
Dozens may have come in contact with anthrax: US military
As many as 22 people in South Korea and four US lab workers may have been exposed to anthrax after the American military accidentally shipped out at least one live sample, officials said.
May 28, 2015
First hearing in House lawsuit over Obama health law
Obama administration attorneys are urging a federal judge to throw out an election-year lawsuit by House Republicans over the president's health care law.
May 28, 2015
Getting 'inked' may come with long-term medical risks, physicians warn
In what they believe to be the first survey of its kind in the United States, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that as many as 6 percent of adult New Yorkers who get "inked"—in other words, those who ...
May 28, 2015
Earning a college degree before, but not after, getting married protects against obesity
People who earn a college degree before getting married are much less likely to become obese than those who graduate from college after getting married, according to a new study.
May 28, 2015