In the Headlines

May 2019

Until Broadband Access Improves, Telemedicine Won't Help Rural Communities

Reuters

California Parents Hope for Miracle After Baby Diagnosed with Rare, Fatal Genetic Disorder

USA Today’s The Californian

One of U.K.’s Most Prolific Extremist Cells Is Regrouping

The New York Times

Can Touching Fentanyl Really Kill You?

Live Science

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Turn to Experimental Phage Therapy

The New York Times

Mental Health Care Accounts for a Growing Number of Private Insurance Claims

STAT News

Treasury, IRS Set to Miss Subpoena Deadline on Trump Tax Returns

The Hill

University Gets Horror Filmmaker George Romero's Archives

The Associated Press

Researchers Are Studying Women Who Use Marijuana While Pregnant. Lots of Moms Already Partake in the Practice.

INSIDER

The Origin of “Dad” And Why Some Men Prefer to Be Called “Father”

Fatherly

This Chilling Simulation Shows What a Measles Outbreak Could Do In Your City

Business Insider

Pearls: Treasures of the Sea [Audio]

BBC’s The Forum podcast

Heroin Overdose Parties Are a Dehumanizing Myth

VICE

How Tiger Woods Won the Back Surgery Lottery

The New York Times

Everything You Need to Know About Blood Tests During Pregnancy

The New York Times

How To Floss A Toddler's Teeth: Dentists Give Their Best Advice On Flossing Without A Major Fight

Romper

The Cure for Your Next Infection May Come From Sewage

Vox

Out of a Magic Math Function, One Solution to Rule Them All

Quanta magazine

Cuba Plans to Ration Sales of Basic Food Items

The Wall Street Journal

Experts on Warren's $100 Billion Opioid Plan: 'There's a Tremendous Amount to Like'

Yahoo Finance

Genetically Modified Virus Saves Teen’s Life, Offers Hope in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

CNN

Weekly News Roundup

Undark

Federal Judges Have a Way to Make Investigations Disappear

The Associated Press

A Dying Teenager’s Recovery Started in the Dirt

The Atlantic

Genetically Engineered Viruses Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Infection

The Wall Street Journal

How Genetically Engineered Viruses — and a Rotten Eggplant — Prolonged a Teenager's Life

STAT News

Teenager Recovers From Near Death in World-first GM Virus Treatment

The Guardian

Genetically Tweaked Viruses Just Saved a Very Sick Teen

Wired

Viruses Genetically Engineered to Kill Bacteria Rescue Girl with Antibiotic-resistant Infection

Science magazine

An Antibiotic Alternative? Using a Virus to Fight Bacteria

U.S. News & World Report

To Save a Girl’s Life, Researchers Injected Her With Genetically Engineered Viruses

NOVA

Genetically Modified Viruses Help Save A Patient With A 'Superbug' Infection

NPR

The 'Privilege Bias' And Diversity Challenges In College Admissions

Forbes

Table For One: How Eating Alone is Radically Changing Our Diets

The Guardian

Can Social Media Lead to Eating Disorders?

U.S. News & World Report

What Happens if Attorney General Barr is Held in Contempt of Congress?

PBS News Hour

Hundreds of Former Federal Prosecutors Say Trump Would Have Been Charged with Obstruction Were He Not President

The Washington Post

Chuck Kinder, Novelist Who Inspired 'Wonder Boys,' Dies at 76

Los Angeles Times

How Kevin Glunt Went From Struggling Student to Sending an A.I. Computer to the ISS

Inverse

Analysis: Could the NRA Be at Risk of Losing Its 'Nonprofit Status'?

PBS News Hour