Woman Claims R. Kelly Intentionally Infected Her
A woman claims hip-hop singer R. Kelly “intentionally infected” her with a sexually transmitted disease while grooming her to join his alleged “sex cult.”
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Mutated Genes Linked to ‘Dripping Candle Wax’ Bone Disease
Working with 15 adults whose bones appear in X-rays to be melting like wax candles, National Institutes of Health researchers reported Wednesday that there is a genetic basis for the rare disorder.
Read moreTackling Fatal Tick Fever, Researchers Break Ground With Macaques
Researchers reported Monday that they have found a suitable animal model to study a viral disease that is fatal in nearly one of every three cases.
Read moreThree Charged With Bribery in Alabama Over Diabetes Care
A federal indictment unsealed Monday claims the founder of Trina Health bribed a former Republican Alabama lawmaker in an effort to force the state’s largest insurer to cover the specialized diabetes treatment his clinics provided.
Read moreKiller Who Could Choke on Own Blood Gets 2nd SCOTUS Stay
Ridden with rare tumors, a man described by a prosecutor as a “homicidal energizer bunny” won his second stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Read moreHantavirus Outbreak
A federal judge dismissed the United States with prejudice as a defendant in claims and cross-claims against it for a 2012 hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite National Park, but claims against Delaware North Parks & Resorts and others will go to trial on April 8.
Read moreBacteria-Infected Mosquitoes Might Be Good Thing for Miami
Mosquitoes are a year-round downside to living in subtropical Miami, but millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes flying in a suburban neighborhood are being hailed as an innovation that may kill off more bugs that spread Zika and other viruses.
Read moreWest African Nation of Guinea Reports Lassa Fever Death
Authorities in Guinea announced the first death from Lassa fever in more than two decades Thursday, heightening anxiety about another hemorrhagic fever in the West African country where an Ebola epidemic first emerged.
Read moreCompassionate Cannabis
A woman claims in court that Amazon pulled a contingent employment offer because she uses medical marijuana as a treatment for diseases that cause muscle and nerve deterioration.
Read moreUS Must Face Some Claims Over Yosemite Hantavirus Outbreak
The federal government has a duty to protect national park visitors from exposure to dread diseases like hantavirus, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreYosemite Hantavirus Case Likely to Proceed to Trial
A federal judge on Friday seemed likely to advance a lawsuit arising from an outbreak of the rodent-carried hantavirus at Yosemite National Park in 2012.
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Stem Cell Therapy: a Boon or a Boondoggle?
Injected with 600 million stem cells grown from his own stomach fat, an elderly man said the injections stopped his Parkinson’s disease tremors and he’s now teeing up his own golf balls and competing in golf tournaments.
Read moreD.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge to Workplace Silica Rule
The D.C. Circuit on Friday ruled against industry groups challenging a Labor Department rule that limits workers’ exposure to the chemical compound silica, but agreed that the rule is missing a provision for already exposed workers to be pulled off the job site.
Read moreFungal Disease May Threaten Snakes Worldwide
A potentially fatal fungus found in more than two dozen snake species in Europe and the United could be lethal to serpents across the globe, a new study finds.
Read moreStone-Age Migration Likely Brought Plague to Europe
New genetic evidence suggests nomads migrating into Europe during the Stone Age might have been trying to escape the plague, but instead brought it with them.
Read moreReview Finds Industry Killed Research on Sugar’s Health Effects
In a blistering new report that harkens back to Big Tobacco’s glory days, scientists accuse a U.S. sugar industry trade group of downplaying and discontinuing research on animals that would have linked sucrose to disease nearly 50 years ago.
Read moreStriking NASA Photos Feature Power of Satellites
NASA paid tribute to its two-decade-old satellite program this week, sharing six stories of how the view from space has furthered its work.
Read moreWant a Longer Life? Get a Dog, Study Says
Dog owners have a significantly lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to a report by a team of Swedish scientists that gives new meaning to the expression “man’s best friend.”
Read moreUS Scientists Try First Gene Editing in Body to Cure Disease
Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to try to cure a disease.
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