Health
9 Florida students hospitalized for eating 'THC-laced candy'
Authorities say nine students from a Florida charter school ate marijuana-infused candy and were hospitalized with stomach pains.
Sep 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
5 convicted in meningitis outbreak case; 1 acquitted
Four former employees and an owner of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds were convicted Thursday of fraud and other offenses.
Dec 13, 2018
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Medications
Fraud trial for pharma bad boy Shkreli begins
Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive dubbed "the most hated man in America" for his astronomical price hikes on an AIDS treatment, arrived Monday at a federal court to face fraud charges.
Jun 26, 2017
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Health
Dutch prosecutors reject calls for criminal tobacco case
Dutch anti-smoking activists vowed to fight on Thursday after prosecutors rejected their call for a criminal investigation into four major tobacco companies on charges including attempted murder or manslaughter, on the grounds ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Health
China says tests on plasma products negative for HIV
Chinese investigators said Thursday tests on a batch of a plasma product feared to have been contaminated with HIV have turned up negative for the virus that causes AIDS.
Feb 7, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Hospital surgical volume should be considered when judging value of procedures
The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers ...
May 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: Hard choices over ventilator shortages shouldn't put doctors at legal risk
Across Canada, the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand for already scarce critical care resources. In the coming weeks, there is a very real chance that there won't be enough ventilators and critical care beds for ...
Apr 14, 2020
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Health
How the Flint water crisis set students back
When the Flint water crisis took place in 2014 and 2015, one of my graduate nursing students decided to get involved.
Jun 27, 2019
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Health
India's doctors raise questions over new president of top medical ethics body
The recent inauguration of Dr Ketan Desai as the new president of the World Medical Association (WMA) raises questions from senior doctors in The BMJ.
Nov 3, 2016
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Health
Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children
In a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.
Feb 21, 2024
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