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

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

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

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

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…

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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

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

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

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

Bernie Sanders Lays Out His HIV Policy Plans

Sat, 09/28/2019 - 08:41

hivplusmag.com - HIV advocates have long requested that presidential candidates share their HIV policy plans, though they haven’t always gotten a response. But things have begun to change, and six of…

Category: Health