Medicine
Virus Deaths Mount: 254 Die on Wednesday
China on Thursday reported 254 new deaths and a spike in virus cases of 15,152, after the hardest-hit province of Hubei applied a new classification system that broadens the scope of diagnoses for the outbreak, which has spread to more than 20 countries.
Read moreOklahoma Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Abortion Law
An Oklahoma state judge refused to block two longstanding laws Friday that limit access to abortions by banning advanced practice registered nurses from giving such care and banning doctors from doing so with telemedicine.
Read moreParental Consent for Abortion Bill Sails Through Florida Senate
The Florida Senate passed a controversial abortion bill on Thursday requiring minors to obtain parental consent before undergoing the procedure.
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Texas Appeals Court Hears Fight to Keep Baby on Life Support
The mother of a 1-year-old baby and Texas’ Republican attorney general and governor implored a state appeals court Tuesday to halt a hospital’s plans to take her off life support.
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Some Hospitals Wary of New Liver Transplant Rules
Long-delayed rules that will more broadly share scarce donated livers take effect Tuesday, to the dismay of some hospitals in Tennessee, Kansas and other states that fear their patients may lose out.
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Woman Who Breached Mar-a-Lago Security Was Off Meds, Lawyer Says
The Connecticut woman who drove through security checkpoints outside President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club Friday, prompting Secret Service to open fire on her, has a history of mental illness and was off her medication at the time of the incident, her attorney claimed.
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Belgian Court Acquits 3 Doctors in Landmark Euthanasia Case
Belgium’s euthanasia law survived a key test on Friday when a high court acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning in a landmark ruling involving a woman who suffered from mental problems.
Read moreBloodless Transplant
A Texas prisoner was properly denied his request to be released on bail in order to receive a “bloodless” heart transplant, an appeals court in the state ruled. As a Jehovah’s Witness, the inmate cannot receive blood transfusions, and the hospital where he currently receives medical treatment does not perform the type of procedure he seeks.
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Health Care in America: For One Family, a $300,000 Debt Nightmare
The Maccoux family receive visitors to their beautiful home in a Minneapolis suburb with an infectious warmth that belies the fact their youngest daughter Olivia has had more than 140 brain surgeries, all by the age of 24.
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US Attorney Announces $145M Settlement in Opioid Case
A San Francisco-based health information technology company will pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil charges that it helped set up an electronic health records system that encouraged physicians to prescribe opioids to patients who might not need them, federal prosecutors in Vermont said Monday.
Read moreMedical Malpractice
A federal class action claims W.W. Hastings Hospital, of Tahlequah, Okla., exposed patients to HIV and hepatitis by reusing syringes, needles and vials.
Read moreMedical Product Liability
Product liability claims against the Japan-based manufacturer of an allegedly defective colonoscope may continue, a federal court in Georgia ruled. The plaintiff claims the colonoscope permits infectious materials to be transferred from one patient to another and caused him to contract HIV, which he then passed to his wife.
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Ancient Voice: Scientists Recreate Sound of Egyptian Mummy
Researchers say they’ve mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.
Read moreEmpire Filming
A federal court in Illinois denied class certification to youths detained at a Cook County juvenile detention center who say they were required to remain in their living quarters and received delayed responses to medical issues while the television show “Empire” was filming at the facility. The court finds that the current class definition is overbroad.
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Andrew Yang’s Wife Says Doctor Sexually Assaulted Her
The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says she was sexually assaulted by an obstetrician while she was pregnant with the couple’s first child.
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Eighth Circuit Hears Satanist’s Challenge to Missouri Abortion Law
A lawyer for a Satanist argued before the Eighth Circuit on Thursday that Missouri’s law requiring physicians to give women a pro-life booklet and an ultrasound before providing an abortion violates her First Amendment rights.
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German Vet Loses Appeal Over Death of Swarovski Heir’s Horse
A German veterinarian has lost his appeal over the death of a champion dressage horse belonging to a member of the Swarovski family.
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