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Strange! Texan develops British accent after surgery

A Houston-area woman’s accent sounds completely different since she underwent jaw surgery in December, and doctors say she might have a neurological condition called foreign accent syndrome. In a KTRK-TV video posted online, Lisa Alamia’s (al-uh-MEE’-uh) accent swings between various British accents and a faint Australian twang. Foreign accent syndrome is… Read More

$900 million gov’t fraud scheme uncovered

It was the largest Medicare fraud dragnet in United States history, and authorities say the accused fraudsters were responsible for nearly a billion dollars in theft. Officials also warned this is just the beginning — and only a drop in the bucket that costs honest taxpayers tens of billions every… Read More

[Health Alert] Spray flu vaccine a dud

The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert panel to recommend that doctors stop giving it to patients. Health officials reported Wednesday that the spray performed dismally for the third… Read More

GOP proposes HUGE Medicare overhaul

House Republicans have targeted ObamaCare for years. Now, one of their most ambitious plans yet looks to completely replace the U.S. healthcare system — and it could mean big changes for large parts of Medicare and Medicaid. The GOP unveiled its large proposal Wednesday as a showcase on how they would… Read More

Human testing begins for experimental Zika vaccine

An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus is due to begin human testing in coming weeks, after getting the green light from U.S. health officials. Inovio Pharmaceuticals said Monday it received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to begin early-stage safety tests of its DNA-based vaccine against the mosquito-borne… Read More

Major healthcare strike planned

Nearly 5,000 nurses are preparing to launch a one-week strike in a dispute over health insurance, The Associated Press reports — and they’re starting tomorrow. Minnesota Nurses Association members plan to walk out at 7 a.m. Sunday at hospitals operated by Allina Health — Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis, Mercy in… Read More

Three babies born in the US with Zika defects

Three babies with birth defects caused by Zika have been born in the U.S., the government reported Thursday in its first accounting of pregnancy outcomes involving the virus. Birth defects from Zika were also seen in three other pregnancies that ended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been… Read More

ObamaCare meltdown! States warn system is failing

Fiscal conservatives fought long and hard against the Affordable Care Act, warning it would lead to spiraling costs and market inefficiencies. Still, President Barack Obama was able to push through what became known as ObamaCare. Now, the predicted meltdown may have begun — and it could end up costing taxpayers… Read More

Study: Zika late in pregnancy shows no defects

Women infected with the Zika virus late in their pregnancies had babies with no apparent birth defects, according to a study in Colombia that seems to confirm that the greatest risk to infants comes early in pregnancy. But the study also found troubling cases of severe birth defects in babies… Read More

Mainstream medicine FINALLY admits it’s wrong about coffee

The World Health Organization’s research arm has downgraded its classification of coffee as a possible carcinogen, declaring there isn’t enough proof to show a link to cancer. But the International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, also announced in a report published on Wednesday that drinking “very hot” beverages… Read More