A teenager who confided in a now-viral Reddit post that he had not been fully vaccinated due to his mother's belief that vaccines are dangerous will testify before Congress on Tuesday.
More and more ailments are being treated these days with medical devices, including implants. And most of these medical devices, unlike pills in a medicine cabinet, don't go through human testing before being offered to patients.
Hundreds of Hollywood women banded together last January to launch Time’s Up, a sprawling initiative to combat workplace sexual harassment. Over the last year, the group has wielded its star power to gather nearly $25 million in donations for its defense fund, which provides legal aid to lower wage workers who are subject to sexual misconduct; the fund has already dedicated $6 million to 100 legal cases and investigations.
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met this week for a second summit, with some speculating in advance that an official end to the Korean War might have been one outcome (it wasn’t, at least not yet.) For many Americans, some who weren’t even alive during U.S. involvement in the conflict, the Korean War seemed to end on Feb. 28, 1983, the day when 121.6 million viewers watched the final episode of the TV show “M*A*S*H,” making it the most watched television broadcast in American history.
Companies cash in by calling physicians “Super Doctor,” “Best Doctor” or “Top Doctor” and then selling them opportunities to boast about the honor. Experts call the accolades a “scam.” Giving me one highlights the absurdity.
More families are suing an Ohio hospital and a critical-care doctor accused of ordering excessive doses of pain medication for dozens of patients who died. The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System and now-fired Dr. William Husel (HYOO’-suhl) face at least 22 wrongful-death lawsuits.