
A pediatric emergency medicine physician is urging doctors to join the effort for gun control by asking about gun ownership while performing health histories on their patients.
by Dr. Susan Berry29 Nov 2015, 6:21 AM PST0

On August 16, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) claimed America is in the midst of a “gun violence epidemic” and suggested there were “204” mass shootings during “the first 204 days of 2015” alone.
by AWR Hawkins16 Aug 2015, 6:12 PM PST0

Business is booming at Wolfee Donuts after pop star Ariana Grande’s now-infamous doughnut-licking, “I hate America” incident went viral this week.
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Jul 2015, 2:31 PM PST0

The federal government has made a significant move to name monogamy and abstinence as “the most reliable way” to protect against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
by Dr. Susan Berry5 Jun 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

A procedure called ERCP, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, which uses a specialized endoscope to deal with ailments of the digestive system, has unwittingly introduced a superbug called CRE, or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, into at least two patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center who died as a result. Five other patients were also exposed to the superbug; 180 more may have been exposed.
by William Bigelow19 Feb 2015, 5:28 AM PST0

Two major public health groups in Venezuela are warning that President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government is ignoring a surge in cases of the crippling chikungunya virus that could lead to a “humanitarian crisis” in the increasingly impoverished OPEC nation.
by Frances Martel7 Jan 2015, 10:37 AM PST0