
Apparent new rise in autism may not reflect true prevalence
Sun, 09/29/2019 - 04:03
spectrumnews.org - New statistics on autism prevalence in the United States suggest a dramatic rise in the number of children with the condition. But it is unlikely that these numbers reflect a true…
Category: Science
spectrumnews.org - New statistics on autism prevalence in the United States suggest a dramatic rise in the number of children with the condition. But it is unlikely that these numbers reflect a true…

OBGYN: “There is Absolutely No Medically Justifiable Reason for Abortion”
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 22:40
lifenews.com - Responding to Facebook’s biased “fact check” of a Live Action post, Dr. Omar L. Hamada MD, FACOG, confirmed that there is no medically necessary reason to intentionally kill an unborn…
Category: World
lifenews.com - Responding to Facebook’s biased “fact check” of a Live Action post, Dr. Omar L. Hamada MD, FACOG, confirmed that there is no medically necessary reason to intentionally kill an unborn…

Boris Johnson vows to build 40 new NHS hospitals under £13billion plan
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 21:16
thesun.co.uk - BORIS Johnson will today unveil a £13billion plan for 40 new hospitals. The PM will also pledge to replace crumbling buildings and update equipment. Money for “the biggest programme of…
Category: Science
thesun.co.uk - BORIS Johnson will today unveil a £13billion plan for 40 new hospitals. The PM will also pledge to replace crumbling buildings and update equipment. Money for “the biggest programme of…

Iraq to open border-crossing with Syria on Monday
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 19:48
arabnews.com - CASABLANCA: In Morocco, the struggle against HIV has been so successful in recent years that campaigners worry about losing funding for combatting the virus, but for people living with…
Category: Health
arabnews.com - CASABLANCA: In Morocco, the struggle against HIV has been so successful in recent years that campaigners worry about losing funding for combatting the virus, but for people living with…
Bristol-Myers immunotherapy combo outperforms chemo in lung cancer survival: study - Reuters
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 14:55
reuters.com - (Reuters) - About 40% of patients who received a combination of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s immuno-oncology drugs Opdivo and Yervoy as an initial treatment for advanced non-small cell…
Category: Science
reuters.com - (Reuters) - About 40% of patients who received a combination of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s immuno-oncology drugs Opdivo and Yervoy as an initial treatment for advanced non-small cell…

Elderly homeless population on the rise, local agencies report
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 14:43
news-leader.com - On a recent balmy afternoon, 67-year-old Janetta Stevens sat on the concrete wall outside the Veterans Coming Home Center smoking a Pall Mall menthol. Homeless for more than a year…
Category: Leisure
news-leader.com - On a recent balmy afternoon, 67-year-old Janetta Stevens sat on the concrete wall outside the Veterans Coming Home Center smoking a Pall Mall menthol. Homeless for more than a year…

China’s Tech Giants Take a Shot at Reinventing Health Care
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 13:35
bloomberg.com - Illustration: Wenkai Mao for Bloomberg Businessweek Illustration: Wenkai Mao for Bloomberg Businessweek On the second floor of a new office building in downtown Beijing, rows of…
Category: Business
bloomberg.com - Illustration: Wenkai Mao for Bloomberg Businessweek Illustration: Wenkai Mao for Bloomberg Businessweek On the second floor of a new office building in downtown Beijing, rows of…

Doctors Say a Washing Machine Helped Spread a Superbug at a Maternity Ward
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 10:50
gizmodo.com - In what might be a first, doctors in Germany think that a too gentle washing machine helped spread a superbug to more than a dozen newborns and children in the same hospital—though…
Category: Science
gizmodo.com - In what might be a first, doctors in Germany think that a too gentle washing machine helped spread a superbug to more than a dozen newborns and children in the same hospital—though…
Psychedelics and Seniors: Can Drugs Such As Marijuana And Psilocybin Improve Their Quality Of Life?
Sat, 09/28/2019 - 10:22
forbes.com - Marijuana for sale on a cannabis tour organized by L.A.-based Green Tours, January 24, 2019. (Photo credit ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images OK, let’s get past all the jokes…
Category: Science
forbes.com - Marijuana for sale on a cannabis tour organized by L.A.-based Green Tours, January 24, 2019. (Photo credit ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) AFP/Getty Images OK, let’s get past all the jokes…
