August 20, 2019
(BBC) – Critics say the book is tainted by its dark past and scientists have grappled with the ethics involved in its use. Dr Mackinnon says she feels uncomfortable with its origin, but using the book is a crucial part … Read More
August 12, 2019
(Bloomberg) – The federal jail in lower Manhattan will face bracing questions and sharp criticism over the death of highest-profile inmate, Jeffrey Epstein, who managed to apparently kill himself early Saturday despite recently having been seen as a suicide risk. … Read More
July 24, 2019
(USA Today) – As future public servants, we dedicate our careers to the health of all human beings, regardless of race, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, ability, religion or country of origin. Current practices by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) blatantly … Read More
July 11, 2019
(Reuters) – Physicians who trained in U.S. hospitals under recent reforms that capped their work hours appear to provide care that’s similar in cost and quality to doctors who trained before workday reforms took effect, a new study suggests. Reforms … Read More
July 11, 2019
(CNN) – Maggots growing around a dying man’s feeding tube. Staff failing to treat the wounds of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease, forcing the amputation of a leg. Caregivers unable to recognize injuries on a woman’s pelvic area as signs … Read More
July 10, 2019
(Religion News Services) – Two new reports conclude that China is engaging in organ harvesting and a child separation campaign against the country’s Uighur Muslim minority. China’s ambassador to the U.K., Liu Xiaoming, has denied a BBC investigation’s findings, which … Read More
July 5, 2019
(BBC) – Periods have long been a taboo in the country, menstruating women are believed to be impure and are still excluded from social and religious events. In recent years, these archaic ideas have been increasingly challenged, especially by urban … Read More
June 27, 2019
(Associated Press) – A 2-year-old boy locked in detention wants to be held all the time. A few girls, ages 10 to 15, say they’ve been doing their best to feed and soothe the clingy toddler who was handed to … Read More
June 21, 2019
(ABC News) – Lawmakers on Friday were calling for swift change after reports this week of more than 250 infants, children and teens being held inside a windowless Border Patrol station, struggling to care for each other with inadequate food, … Read More
June 18, 2019
(The Guardian) – An independent tribunal sitting in London has concluded that the killing of detainees in China for organ transplants is continuing, and victims include imprisoned followers of the Falun Gong movement. The China Tribunal, chaired by Sir Geoffrey … Read More
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