Month: September 2020

Doctors were stumped. Then a specialist 8,000 miles away ordered a revealing scan. View original article Contributor: Sandra G. Boodman

The pandemic has forced a new reality on many, to make sure they’re ready for “The End.” View original article Contributor: Steven Petrow

“The Organ Thieves” explains how a Va. hospital removed the heart of a Black factory worker without his family’s consent. View original article Contributor: Erin Blakemore

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital said the unusual case highlighted the risk of consuming too much glycyrrhizic acid, which is found in black licorice. View original article Contributor:

As the COVID-19 pandemic has stretched on, the American health care system has depended on the tireless efforts of nurses to care for the ill, tend to the dying, and stop the illness from seeping outside hospital doors. But despite all of these nurses’ dedication, they themselves have been let down—not only by state and … Read more

Democrats said the announcement that 33 million seniors would receive the one-time break was a political ploy funded by taxpayer money. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein

This suggests most may still be vulnerable to infection, authors say. View original article Contributor: Ben Guarino

About 100 children and adolescents have succumbed to the disease even as the national death toll passes 200,000. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein

The White House says the nearly $7 billion initiative could be funded with savings from a program yet to receive regulatory approval. View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein