Washington Post |
Dutch court confirms 12-year-old can refuse chemotherapy
Washington Post BRUSSELS — An appeals judge in the Netherlands has confirmed that a 12-year-old boy does not have to undergo chemotherapy if he does not want it. Tuesday's ruling came after the boy's father appealed to a court to order the treatment. The mother of ... |
Washington Post |
Officials say blood donors urgently needed across Virginia
Washington Post RICHMOND, Va. — Officials say blood donors are urgently needed across Virginia. Virginia Blood Services says a decline in blood donations around the Fourth of July holiday has caused a nationwide blood shortage. The group is projecting a shortfall of ... Virginia Blood Services issues urgent call for donors Blood supply dangerously low, Bonfils asking for donations Blood supplies nationwide are at critically low levels |
Business Insider |
Case of critically-ill baby back in court after Pope, Trump support
Business Insider LONDON (Reuters) - The mother of a critically ill baby expressed hope on Monday that a court would allow her son to travel from Britain to the United States for treatment after his case was given prominence by President Donald Trump and the Pope. Charlie Gard Latest News: Parents Get 48 Hours Deadline To Give 'Powerful Evidence' On Experimental Treatment UK court sets new hearing in case of terminally ill baby OPINION: The 'Death Panel' rears its head |
Reuters |
'Brain training' program doesn't improve self control
Reuters (Reuters Health) - Brain training programs may make people better at using brain training programs, but they don't improve decision-making skills in real-world tasks like making healthy choices, a new study concludes. Young adults recruited to use a ... Study: Lumosity boosts brain function as much as normal video games—by 0% Brain-training games don't work, a study suggests Penn study: Online brain training fails another test |
AL.com |
Fourth case of flesh-eating bacteria found in Mobile County
AL.com This image provided by UTMB-Galveston shows a scanning electron microscopic image of WT (wild type) Aeromonas hydrophila strain SSU, the bacteria responsible for the flesh-eating disease that is usually caused by a strep germ. Georgia grad student ... Confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria found in Gulf of Mexico Flesh Eating Warning: Some Staying Out of Waters, Others Not Worried 4th case of flesh-eating bacteria confirmed in Mobile, according to health department |