Medical
CDC: 1,080 cases associated with vaping from 48 states; 18 deaths
Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to March, and are pursuing multiple lines of investigation. Only one case of lung injury has been reported overseas, making the outbreak more mysterious still. There's no product or chemical that has been found in all cases, she said, although most cases involved THC , the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. [Full Article...]
The Wyoming Department of Health Wants You To Get A Flu Shot
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is encouraging Hoosiers to get vaccinated against influenza soon as cases of the flu begin emerging across the state. In Tulsa County, the flu killed nearly 20 people and put more than 700 in the hospital last season. During the same period, 116 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported to CDC. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court takes abortion case over regulation of doctors
Throughout his career, Roberts has regularly opposed abortion rights but has not said whether he would overturn Roe vs. Wade if given the opportunity. The Supreme Court's new term begins Monday, but the arguments for Louisiana case won't take place until winter. Louisiana has conceded that its law is virtually identical to the Texas law. [Full Article...]
Deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak in North Carolina linked to hot tubs
Legionnaire's was discovered and named in 1976 when an outbreak occurred among people who attended a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion, and the number of USA cases reported annually increased more than fivefold between 2000 and 2017, according to the CDC. [Full Article...]
MI reports its first suspected vaping-related death
Anne Schuchat said during a briefing with reporters on Thursday. The Pennsylvania Health Department says one person in the state has died from lung injuries associated with vaping and it's investigating dozens of other suspected or confirmed cases. [Full Article...]
Brain-controlled exoskeleton lets paralyzed man walk again
He was able to walk slowly in the suit and then stop, as he chose. "(This) is the first semi-invasive wireless brain-computer system designed... to activate all four limbs", said Alim-Louis Benabid, a neurosurgeon and professor at the University of Grenoble, France, who co-led the trial. [Full Article...]
Trump says USA has granted Polish entry into visa waiver program
Trump has also pledged to move 1,000 USA troops to Poland, with the Polish government paying to build facilities for them. "If Poland is designated as a Visa Waiver Program country, its nationals would be authorized for visa-free travel to the United States for business and tourism", the press secretary said. [Full Article...]
Supreme Court To Hear Potentially Monumental Abortion Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has jumped headlong back into the abortion wars. "Today the court agreed to hear the Louisiana case challenging identical laws, modeled on Texas, after seeing almost all of our clinics shuttered", Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman's Health , told ABC News Friday. [Full Article...]