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Jannik Sinner rescued by controversial medical timeout against Holger Rune

Jannik Sinner, the world No 1 and defending champion, looked to be heading out of the Australian Open until he was rescued by a controversial medical timeout.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 20

Medic saved girl, 3, with bullet lodged in neck

David Anderson helped dislodge the bullet which was "millimetres" from Razan's spinal cord.

BBC News - Jan. 19

Allegations of manipulated evidence fuel day care worker's clemency push

Melissa Calusinski was convicted and sentenced to 31 years in prison for the death of a 16-month-old in her care, but her attorneys argue that critical evidence that might have cleared her was ...

CBS News - Jan. 19

Medics under siege: 'We took this photo, fearing it would be our last'

The last functioning hospital in Sudan's Darfur region has come under constant bombardment.

BBC News - Jan. 19

Fan dies after medical emergency at Fratton Park

Players were taken off the pitch at Portsmouth to allow the fan to be treated.

BBC News - Jan. 18

Medical school acceptances for Black students are declining. A movement wants to make change

For centuries, Black Americans hurdled barriers to practice medicine by studying in other countries, creating schools and building hospitals of their own. After the civil rights movement, just 2% ...

CBS News - Jan. 18

"Curious" sailor tried to access Biden's medical records, investigation shows

According to the investigation, obtained by CBS News, "curiosity" drove a Navy corpsman to see if he could access President Biden's medical records on a government computer.

CBS News - Jan. 17

England and Tigers winger Watson retires on medical grounds

England and Leicester Tigers winger Anthony Watson retires from professional rugby union on medical grounds because of a back injury.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Rats get taste for drugs in Houston police evidence room

Police department officials lament ‘systemic problem’ and say rats ‘enjoying’ 400,000lbs of marijuana in storage. Houston has found itself with a problem after drug-eating rats invaded the city’s ...

The Guardian - Jan. 16

Drug-eating rats invade Houston police evidence room

The rodents are enjoying marijuana at the Houston Police Department that has been sitting in evidence for years.

CBS News - Jan. 16

'Drug-addicted rats' infesting Houston police evidence room

"Drug-addicted rats" are eating narcotics seized and stored by Houston police, prompting a change in how long the police department is required to store the evidence, officials said.

NBC News - Jan. 15

EU threatens to curb access for makers of Chinese medical devices

Report finds Beijing is discriminating against bloc’s manufacturers in same field

Financial Times - Jan. 14

Donald Trump faced sufficient evidence for conviction in election case, report says

Special counsel Jack Smith says president-elect would have been convicted but for 2024 poll victory

Financial Times - Jan. 14

'We remortgaged to buy our kids' ADHD medication'

BBC research finds nearly 400,000 private prescriptions for ADHD were issued in 2023-24.

BBC News - Jan. 14

'The worst is choosing who to help': Life as a war medic in Ukraine

Yahoo News - Jan. 13

Prospect Medical Holdings files for bankruptcy after owner payouts

Bankruptcy comes days after scathing Senate report on private equity impact on hospitals.

CBS News - Jan. 12

Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity

This is a MedPage Today story. When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right ...

ABC News - Jan. 11

What happens if you don’t pay a medical bill, now that medical debt may not hurt your credit score?

Unpaid medical debt will no longer affect credit scores, according to a new rule from Biden administration regulators who want to mitigate the financial repercussions of those bills.

MarketWatch - Jan. 11

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is sworn in despite credible evidence of election loss

Maduro extends his increasingly repressive rule until 2031 despite protests and credible evidence that his opponent won the election.

NBC News - Jan. 10

What the end of Meta's fact-checking could mean for health, medical misinformation

Meta announced this week it was ending third-party fact-checking and moving towards community notes. Some experts fear it could lead to a rise in health misinformation.

ABC News - Jan. 10

Scientists May Be Able to Make Grapefruits Compatible With Medications They Currently Interfere With

Scientists have identified a gene that causes production of a substance in some citrus that interferes with many medications.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Southern California Edison asked to preserve evidence related to LA wildfires

The Eaton Fire began in Southern California Edison's service area on Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from parent company Edison International.

CNBC - Jan. 10

A silver lining to this sluggish market — plus, more evidence that Goldman is right to own

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

CNBC - Jan. 8

New rule bans medical debt from credit reports

A new rule issued by the outgoing Biden administration will ban medical debt from appearing on people's credit reports. It's estimated the move will raise credit scores for around 15 million ...

CBS News - Jan. 7

Biden administration finalizes rule to strike medical debt from credit reports

U.S. consumers will no longer have medical debt appear on their credit reports under to a new rule the CFPB finalized Tuesday.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Medical debt banned from credit reports by new Biden administration rule

Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports under a final rule announced by the Biden administration.

CBS News - Jan. 7

New federal rule will remove medical debt from credit reports

A new rule on medical debt could affect millions of Americans' credit scores.

ABC News - Jan. 7

Biden Administration Moves to Ban Medical Debt From Credit Reports

The future of the new rule remains in question, however, with President-elect Donald J. Trump set to return to the White House this month.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

CFPB finalizes rule barring medical debt from credit reports

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being included on credit reports, potentially freeing up billions in credit. The finalized ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Scottish man killed while serving as medic with Ukrainian army

Jordan Maclachlan, 26, died on Friday while serving on the frontline in Ukraine, his family says. A Scottish man has been killed while serving on the frontline with the Ukrainian army, his family ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Stryker to Acquire Inari Medical in Deal Valued at $4.9 Billion

Inari makes mechanical thrombectomy solutions designed to treat peripheral vascular diseases. Stryker said the deal would be complementary to its neurovascular business.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 6

Less than 1 in 1,000 adolescents received gender-affirming medications: Study

Less than 1 in 1,000 adolescents with commercial insurance received gender-affirming medication over a five-year period, according to a study released Monday. The researchers in the study surveyed ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning medical need

Only 30% of beneficiaries who lost a limb in 2016 received a prosthesis within three years, a report found.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Questions to ask yourself … to be healthier this year

Dr Karan Rajan, NHS surgeon, lecturer and author of This Book May Save Your Life, on how to improve your mental and physical wellbeing. I’m not a believer in setting lofty targets or an ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

‘Financial suffocation’: Argentina’s medics fear impact of Milei’s chainsaw cuts

Workers at main paediatric hospital say quality of care is threatened by president’s economic policy. The Garrahan paediatric hospital in Buenos Aires swarms with patients, parents and medical ...