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Four astronauts fly SpaceX back home, ending 5-month mission

Four space station astronauts returned to Earth late Saturday after a quick SpaceX flight home. Their capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast near Tampa. Warning, Prepare For Big ‘Cash Panic’ (March 21st). Click here for shocking details. [Sponsored] The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew spent five… Read More

Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most men, study suggests

Researchers have found long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer is a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation. The results, released Saturday, are encouraging for men who want to avoid treatment-related sexual and incontinence problems, said Dr. Stacy Loeb, a prostate cancer specialist at NYU Langone Health who… Read More

Report: Mitch McConnell suffered brain injury in fall

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell was being treated Thursday for brain damage and is expected to remain in the hospital for “a few days” after he tripped and fell at a hotel dinner the night before, his spokesman said. Doctors said McConnell had a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) —… Read More

House unanimously votes to declassify info about COVID-19 origins

The House voted unanimously on Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic. The 419-0 vote was final approval of the bill, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk to… Read More

Karine Jean-Pierre laughs about this medicine shortage [Video]

Since last year, the U.S. has been dealing with a shortage of albuterol, a drug primarily used to dilate the airways of children with asthma… and it might get worse. Last month, the generic drugmaker Akorn Pharmaceuticals reportedly filed for bankruptcy. Now, only one company is manufacturing the popular medication… Read More

US to require new info on breast density with all mammograms

All U.S. women getting mammograms will soon receive information about their breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot. The new requirements, finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration, are aimed at standardizing the information given to millions of women following scans to detect breast cancer. Regulators… Read More

Congress data breach ‘could be extraordinary,’ FBI says

House leaders say the impact of a hack of health insurance marketplace used by members of Congress “could be extraordinary,” exposing sensitive personal data of lawmakers, their employees and families. DC Health Link, which runs the exchange, said an unspecified number of customers were affected and it was notifying them… Read More

Congress warns of huge health data breach Wednesday

Members of the House and Senate were informed Wednesday that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive personal data in a breach of a Washington, D.C., health insurance marketplace. Employees of the lawmakers and their families were also affected. DC Health Link confirmed that data on an unspecified number… Read More

Top Dem senator finally released from hospital

Democratic Party leader and longtime U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was finally released from the hospital on Wednesday, her office announced. Feinstein, 89, was rushed to the hospital after her body struggled to fight off a serious shingles infection that was first diagnosed in February. Sponsored: Warning, Prepare For… Read More

Maker of unproven birth drug Makena to pull from US market

The maker of an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births says it will voluntarily remove the product from the U.S., after regulators signaled plans to follow through on a long-delayed effort to force it from the market. The announcement late Tuesday from Covis Pharma comes roughly four years after… Read More