The 38-year-old entrepreneur claimed to have developed a revolutionary machine to perform blood tests. The scam had come to light in 2015. “I am devastated by my failures.” Former Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced Friday, Nov. 18, to just over 11 years in prison for fraud in the management of her startup Theranos, […]
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Data from the USDA indicates more than five million birds have died from avian influenza so far this year The first case of bird flu has made its way to San Diego County as the infectious disease spreads across the country. The carcass of a deceased black swan that was discovered last week at Lake […]
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The agency cited Teva’s continuing supply problems as well as those of other drug makers struggling to fill the gap. The Food and Drug Administration has declared a nationwide shortage of Adderall, a medication used to treat A.D.H.D. that has had surging demand in recent years. The F.D.A. noted that one maker of the drug, […]
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The guidance comes as Americans are coping with illness, isolation and loss from the pandemic, as well as other stressors like inflation and rising crime. A panel of medical experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time that doctors screen all adult patients under 65 for anxiety, guidance that highlights the extraordinary stress levels that […]
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Fewer people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the United States now than at any other point in the pandemic, but hospitals and staff continue to feel the strain.
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Little is known about the potential dangers posed by the Omicron coronavirus variant but concern over its spread is already threatening to wreck reopening plans in Asia-Pacific. After more than 20 months of strict border controls and restrictions on daily life, many countries in the region had tentatively started to loosen up and live with […]
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