Big news today is that China has experienced a polio outbreak. The disease apparently made its way to China via Pakistan. This is the first polio outbreak in China since 1999. A disease that was once thought completely eradicated has now reared its ugly head.
Here are some other news of note:
- A $20 million stent study stopped
- Breast implant registry.
- Job training or below-minimum wage labor?
- Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
- Should health insurers be mandated to cover IVF?
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