Wednesday 12 June 2019

Dr. Kenneth Forde, Surgeon Who Fostered Cancer Screening, Dies at 85


By SAM ROBERTS from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2KMe3Iz

Florida Company Sued Over Sales of Skimpy Health Plans


By REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2WE3LBB

Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says

common pipistrelle bat

A scratch or bite from a bat can be smaller than the top of a pencil eraser, but that's enough to give a person rabies, the CDC said.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2MKPZbN

Report: Cancer-Causing Nitrates in Water Supply

filling a glass of water

Nitrate is responsible for nearly 12,600 cases of cancer a year, researchers from the Environmental Working Group say.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2IbZ8pn

‘If We Do This Right’ Maybe H.I.V. Will Be Forgotten


By SAM DUBIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2WZKrOz