BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a long and troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wednesday. She was 89. The former Joan Bennett was a model and classically-trained pianist when married…
Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation’s organ transplant system, as well as a a move to decertify an organ procurement organization. “Every American should feel safe becoming an organ donor and giving the gift of life, yet decades of ignored patient…
Doctors treating people hospitalized as part of a measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico have also found themselves facing another problem: vitamin A toxicity. At Covenant Children’s Hospital in Lubbock, near the outbreak’s epicenter, several patients have been found to have abnormal liver function on routine lab tests, a probable sign that they’ve taken…
Even though we’ve lately had a surfeit of voting results and dissections thereof, here come some more. In last week’s Attention-Whore Index competition, top honors went to the incoming First Felon, Donald Trump (44.3 percent). Two increasingly bizarre objects of Trump’s bromantic affections were next, Elon Musk (17.1 percent) and Tucker Carlson (14 percent). It’s…
Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla, known for his backing of Kamala Harris in the recent US elections, took to social media to congratulate Elon Musk on Donald Trump’s victory. In his post, Khosla not only celebrated Elon Musk’s role in the outcome but also shared his hopes for the new administration, outlining what he expects…