In the Headlines

October 2018

Why No One Can Agree on What Really Happened to the U.S. Diplomats in Havana

Miami Herald

Preventing Tumor Spread May Not Improve Quality of Life

Reuters

Should You Be Taking Charcoal Pills?

Men's Health

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Climbs to 844 as Mass Burials Begin

The Associated Press

Indonesia Tsunami Early Detection Buoys Haven't Worked for Six Years Due to 'Lack of Funding'

ABC News Australia

September 2018

In the Nursing Home, Empty Beds and Quiet Halls

The New York Times

Recent Research Sheds New Light on Why Nicotine Is So Addictive

Scientific American

Oodles of Virtual Planets Could Help Google and NASA Find Actual Aliens

Popular Science

Survival After Cardiac Arrest May Depend on Which EMS Agency Shows Up

Reuters

Will Florida’s Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote?

The New York Times Magazine

Unpublished and Untenured, a Philosopher Inspired a Cult Following

The New York Times

Hepatitis C Is a Top Killer, and Now States Must Pay for Its Costly Treatment

The Huffington Post

Concussion Fears Prompt Parents to Stop Their Children Taking Up Sports

Irish Independent

Panel Urges Funding for New Voting Machines in Pennsylvania

The Associated Press

Using Fear to Break Out of a Funk

The Wall Street Journal [subscription required]

Two People With Paralysis Walk Again Using an Implanted Device

The Verge

Kids May Pick Up Marijuana at Younger Age if Mom Uses

Reuters

Bill Cosby's Sentencing: How We Got Here, What His Punishment Could Be

NPR

Study: Since The 1970s, Drug Overdoses Have Grown Exponentially

NPR

Is Your Local Coffee Shop a Low-Key Opioid Clinic?

The Atlantic

Drug Shortages May Add $230 Million to Annual U.S. Drug Costs

Reuters

How the Remnants of Human Poop Could Help Archaeologists Study Ancient Populations

Smithsonian magazine

Scientists Create Immature Human Eggs From Stem Cells

NPR

Opioid Crisis Started 40 Years Ago, Report Argues

NBC News

Why There's an Opioid Epidemic — In Two Graphs

STAT News

On The Tennis Court And In The Workplace: When Unconscious Bias Isn't Unconscious

Forbes

Prices Soar for Hospital Drugs After Shortages Hit, Study Finds

Bloomberg

Children Lose Out on Liver Transplants, Study Finds

NBC News

Hurricane Florence Could Knock Out Power for More Than 2 Million Customers: Researcher

CNBC

Freezing 'Summer Melt' in its Tracks: Increasing College Enrollment with AI

Brookings Institution

Pentagon Turns Focus to Cuba Health 'Attacks' Amid New Findings on American Victims

CBS News

Young People With Opioid Addiction Not Getting Proper Treatment

Reuters

Prescription Pulse

Politico

Chronic Pain May Contribute to Suicide, Study Warns

Reuters

CFO Moves: Detroit, University of Pittsburgh, FactSet

The Wall Street Journal [subscription required]

The Secret Sex Life of Strawberries

Science

Does Milk Cause Mucus? Pediatric Doctor Clears Up Common Myth

Today

Should Parents Add Kids to the Family Caregiving Team?

U.S. News & World Report

Professor Roller Coaster

The New York Times

How Trump Is Shifting the Most Important Courts in the Country

The Washington Post