The New Old Age: When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?

A handful of hospitals have instituted mandatory screening procedures for surgeons over 70. Doctors have been largely unenthusiastic about the idea.

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Times Insider: An Inmate’s Death in Jail and a Journalist’s Search for Why

For the county prosecutor, the case was closed. But the story of why Lamekia Dockery died, and why no one was held accountable, begged to be told.

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WATCH: What is a rape kit?

A rape kit is a collection of forensic material safely collected and preserved for an investigation if an assault is reported.

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WATCH: What is a rape kit?

A rape kit is a collection of forensic material safely collected and preserved for an investigation if an assault is reported.

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Woman guilty of abusing child in UK's first FGM conviction

A mother has been convicted of abusing her 3-year-old daughter in Britain's first successful prosecution for female genital mutilation

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Northwest US measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions

Four percent of children in Washington state haven't had routine childhood vaccines because their parents requested a non-medical exemption, and in neighboring Oregon that number was 7.5 percent for entering kindergarteners last year

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As Ebola outbreak marks 6 months, health centers a concern

As Ebola outbreak marks 6 months, infections related to health centers a concern

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