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Verity Health, hospital chain run by California billionaire, files for bankruptcy

Verity Health, hospital chain run by California billionaire, files for bankruptcy A California hospital chain managed by Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong filed for bankruptcy Friday, citing mounting losses and debt, as it seeks a new buyer. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LKsI3K

FDA warns against consuming liquid nitrogen-prepared foods

FDA warns against consuming liquid nitrogen-prepared foods Fans of the popular Dragon’s Breath snack, the treat infused with liquid nitrogen that allows consumers to blow smoke after eating it, should think twice before consuming the controversial food, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Thursday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LJIWKE

'Project Runway' star's NYFW show will reveal the Blue Man Group's new look

'Project Runway' star's NYFW show will reveal the Blue Man Group's new look Designer Helen Castillo is debuting the new attire on Sept. 9. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2NHWwzG

ADHD diagnoses may be rising in US

ADHD diagnoses may be rising in US The number of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the U.S. appears to have increased dramatically, a new study finds. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2MHm3fZ

The Uses and Misuses of Identity

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2LJcRT3 via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2LJcRT3 The New York Times

Children should stay in rear-facing car seat 'for as long as possible,' experts say in new guidelines

Children should stay in rear-facing car seat 'for as long as possible,' experts say in new guidelines Heads up, parents: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its guidelines on how long children should stay in a rear-facing car seat. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2oqJxHN

Man on vacation in Ibiza pranked by friends with dissolving swim trunks

Man on vacation in Ibiza pranked by friends with dissolving swim trunks He was left nearly naked and running for cover. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2oo0zGC

The Daily Spike: Good dogs are always learning, even on vacation

The Daily Spike: Good dogs are always learning, even on vacation Spike is still in training to become a service dog, and took some time to continue learning during his getaway. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2onGmke

A Debate Over ‘Rational Suicide’

By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2BZPwNr via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2BZPwNr The New York Times

Florida pastor's wife dies from flu-related complications, family says

Florida pastor's wife dies from flu-related complications, family says A 46-year-old mother of three died earlier this week after suffering from complications of pneumonia and the flu. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LJdX0Y

From 0 to 10 Million: Vaping Takes Off in the U.S.

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2PmSWeR via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2PmSWeR The New York Times

Cancer survivor uses Times Square billboard to find kidney donor

Cancer survivor uses Times Square billboard to find kidney donor A Long Island dad and cancer survivor is searching for a new kidney at the Crossroads of the World — using a sky-high billboard paid for by a generous friend. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2wEm8qe

Cluster of HIV cases in North Seattle prompt concern of potential outbreak

Cluster of HIV cases in North Seattle prompt concern of potential outbreak Drug use may be behind a small cluster of recent HIV diagnoses in North Seattle prompting health officials to warn about the potential for a large outbreak. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2wyO5iR

'Inside-out effect jeans' are just that, and cost far more than just flipping your pants inside-out

'Inside-out effect jeans' are just that, and cost far more than just flipping your pants inside-out The season’s wave of denim weirdness continues. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LKCKBV

Hospital outbreak linked to eye exam killed newborn, family's lawsuit claims

Hospital outbreak linked to eye exam killed newborn, family's lawsuit claims A lawsuit filed against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia alleges that a contaminated eye examination that sickened 23 infants in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit led to the death of at least one child. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2wwdRFz

South Carolina mom blown away by students' sweet act toward son at lunchtime: 'It gives me peace'

South Carolina mom blown away by students' sweet act toward son at lunchtime: 'It gives me peace' For the past three years, without fail, Andrew Kirby would get a text from his mom at lunchtime: "Are you sitting with anyone?" via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2PpdYtA

You’ll Never Guess Which Company Is Reinventing Health Benefits

By REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2N305Dz via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2N305Dz The New York Times

Man who contracted flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing has legs amputated, daughter says

Man who contracted flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing has legs amputated, daughter says A New Jersey man who got infected with flesh-eating bacteria while crabbing in early July underwent surgery to have portions of his legs amputated Wednesday -- weeks after losing his forearms and hands, his family said. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2C4w95R

A Parade of Francophiles, With Peter Mayle in the Lead

By CHRISTINE MUHLKE from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2wxGpgU via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2wxGpgU The New York Times

New in Paperback: ‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Improvement’

By JOUMANA KHATIB from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2PovbTY via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2PovbTY The New York Times

‘The Garden Party’ Is a Tale of Mismatched Families, a Wedding and Lots of Wine

By MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2LHjwx2 via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2LHjwx2 The New York Times

‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’: A Literary Tale of Love and Obsession

By S. KIRK WALSH from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2LHUmi1 via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2LHUmi1 The New York Times

Poetry’s Hanging Judge Tries On a Detective Hat

By ROBERT P. BAIRD from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2wtJwqW via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2wtJwqW The New York Times

He Wrote a Memoir About Infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan. Then Spike Lee Turned It Into a Film.

By EMILY EAKIN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2wtbDGX via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2wtbDGX The New York Times

Are Ben Marcus’s Dark and Disturbing New Stories the Literary Answer to ‘Black Mirror’?

By JEFF GILES from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2Pn9vqZ via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2Pn9vqZ The New York Times

South Carolina mom blown away by students' sweet act toward son at lunchtime: 'It gives me peace'

South Carolina mom blown away by students' sweet act toward son at lunchtime: 'It gives me peace' For the past three years, without fail, Andrew Kirby would get a text from his mom at lunchtime: "Are you sitting with anyone?" via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Pi5bcK

South Carolina student hospitalized with meningitis

South Carolina student hospitalized with meningitis A South Carolina middle school student has been hospitalized with viral meningitis, prompting officials to send letters home to parents and order cleaning crews out of precaution. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2NASEAy

Last remaining heart transplant doctor leaves Oregon hospital

Last remaining heart transplant doctor leaves Oregon hospital The only remaining doctor in Oregon's only heart transplant program has resigned, leaving the state with no medical facilities that can perform the life-saving procedure. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2onSykT

In ‘The Piranhas,’ the Chronicler of Italy’s Mobsters Tries His Hand at Fiction. For a Change?

By IAN FISHER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2Nzshez via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2Nzshez The New York Times

Pennsylvania woman says contact lens caused rare infection that led to 'stabbing' pain, possible blindness

Pennsylvania woman says contact lens caused rare infection that led to 'stabbing' pain, possible blindness A Pennsylvania woman is blaming contaminated contact lenses for causing a rare infection that's threatening her eyesight and causing a throbbing pain. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2C2WD7J

Nearly 1,400 NYCHA kids tested positive for lead

Nearly 1,400 NYCHA kids tested positive for lead 1,375 children. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2N61NUI

Picture Books Tell Children the Harsh Stories of Migrants and Refugees

By MONICA EDINGER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2MIqozS via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2MIqozS The New York Times

Mom and Dad Were Spies: Two New Novels Unravel Complicated Legacies, One Secret Mission at a Time

By MICK HERRON from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2N0XGcC via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2N0XGcC The New York Times

Need a Quick Read for Labor Day Weekend?

By CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2PMi9QW via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2PMi9QW The New York Times

11 sickened, 1 dead in New Hampshire Legionnaires' outbreak

11 sickened, 1 dead in New Hampshire Legionnaires' outbreak Health officials in New Hampshire have confirmed 12 cases of Legionnaires’ disease, including one fatality, possibly linked to two hot tubs at two different hotels. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2C1mkWn

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2PlmucJ via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2PlmucJ The New York Times

FDA warns of serious genital infection linked to certain diabetes drugs

FDA warns of serious genital infection linked to certain diabetes drugs The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday a serious genital infection has been reported in patients taking a certain class of diabetes drugs, with one death and 11 others hospitalized. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2NwEzUJ

Delaware reports first rabies death since 1941

Delaware reports first rabies death since 1941 Health officials say a Delaware woman has died from rabies, the first such death in the state since 1941. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2NyAb7Z

Detroit schools shut off water over high levels of lead, copper

Detroit schools shut off water over high levels of lead, copper Detroit has shut off drinking water in all public schools after officials found high levels of lead or copper in samples from 16 out of 24 schools tested. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2LGZbI6

Mom's prenatal opioids may stunt kids' learning, study finds

Mom's prenatal opioids may stunt kids' learning, study finds Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother's drug use while pregnant, according to the first big U.S. study to examine potential long-term problems in these infants. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2C186Vd

Pole-dancing mom in Switzerland credits hobby with helping her recover from pregnancy

Pole-dancing mom in Switzerland credits hobby with helping her recover from pregnancy A mother in Switzerland ignored her family’s advice to stop pole dancing while pregnant, and was even on the pole hours before her contractions began. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2wtpLzL

30 Years After Her Acclaimed Debut, a Zimbabwean Novelist Returns to Her Heroine in a Sequel

By ALEXANDRA FULLER from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2BWPVQC via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2BWPVQC The New York Times

By the Book: Ben Macintyre

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Texas nurse fired after allegedly posting about toddler's measles diagnosis on anti-vax page

Texas nurse fired after allegedly posting about toddler's measles diagnosis on anti-vax page A nurse in Texas was fired after she allegedly posted to an anti-vaccination Facebook page about a young patient who may have the measles, officials with the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston said this week. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2C8b2zM

Happy 20th Anniversary, Harry Potter

By MARIA RUSSO from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2BUkN4l via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2BUkN4l The New York Times

California weight-loss study to pay participants to eat avocados

California weight-loss study to pay participants to eat avocados People who sign up for a weight loss study looking at avocado consumption can get paid for their efforts, Lorma Linda University says. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2wrdV8o

Salmonella outbreak linked to kosher chicken sickens 17, kills 1, CDC says

Salmonella outbreak linked to kosher chicken sickens 17, kills 1, CDC says At least 17 people were sickened and one person has died as a result of eating chicken that was possibly contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2N3n7du

Coming of Age — and Becoming a Writer — in an America Obsessed With ‘Dead Girls’

By CARINA CHOCANO from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2om7mAB via IFTTT https://ift.tt/2om7mAB The New York Times