Doctors Without Borders on Monday called for a full investigation into the Kunduz air strike that killed 22 people at an Afghan hospital run by the aid group, citing discrepancies in U.S. and Afghan accounts of the incident. The United States bears responsibility for the targets it hits, Christopher Stokes, general director for the group, also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), said in a statement. “Their description of the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health authorities are ordering manufacturers of specialized medical scopes to study how the reusable devices are cleaned following a series of life-threatening bacterial outbreaks at U.S. hospitals.
By Kate Kelland LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) – – Some 30 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident blasted radiation across Chernobyl, the site has evolved from a disaster zone into a nature reserve, teeming with elk, deer and wolves, scientists said on Monday. “When humans are removed, nature flourishes – even in the wake of the world’s worst nuclear accident,” said Jim Smith, a specialist in earth and environmental
A trio of scientists earned the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for unlocking revolutionary treatments for malaria and roundworm, helping to roll back two parasitic diseases that blight millions of lives. Tu Youyou of China won half of the award for her work in artemisinin, a drug based on ancient Chinese herbal medicine, the Nobel jury announced. Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan shared the other
World stocks jumped on Monday on expectations that U.S. interest rates aren’t likely to rise soon, while oil prices surged after Russia said it was ready to meet with other producers to discuss the market. Oil prices jumped along with copper and gold, lifting U.S. materials and energy shares. It was last up 0.1 percent at 95.89, with gains limited as traders bet the Federal Reserve may delay raising interest
NEW YORK (AP) — George Harrison, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Well this is only mildly terrifying. Benji Madden went out to dinner with wife Cameron Diaz to L.A.’s The Nice Guy Saturday and debuted a brand-new head tattoo just in time for…
The thirst for Champagne Papi is so real right now. Not only has Drake been busy climbing the charts, he’s also been busy hitting the gym, too…and making sure people take…
Retail brokerage firm Scottrade has announced that it has been the victim of a major data breach. The company was informed of the disaster by federal law enforcement officials. Scottrade was previously unaware that the breach had taken place until that point. Interlopers were apparently active on the organization’s network around the end of 2013 going into early 2014, and details from no less than 4.6 million user accounts were
