What Happens To The Human Body After A Nuclear Blast?

What Happens To The Human Body After A Nuclear Blast?
If you find yourself directly in the blast zone, you're literally toast. However, if you're a bit further away things get painfully complicated.

February 13, 2018 at 07:59PM
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She thought the weird sensation was a stray eyelash. It was eye worms.

She thought the weird sensation was a stray eyelash. It was eye worms.
This Oregon woman was infected by a rare eye worm once only seen in cattle. She had 14 worms.

February 13, 2018 at 07:14PM
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The opioid crisis in Delaware

The opioid crisis in Delaware
"It is perhaps the defining feature of someone my age and from my state to have a friend, sibling, or cousin who has died from opioid addiction."

February 13, 2018 at 11:27AM
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At Veterans' Homes, Aid-in-Dying Isn't an Option

At Veterans' Homes, Aid-in-Dying Isn't an Option
Facilities in four states claim they'll risk losing federal funding if they allow assisted suicide.

February 13, 2018 at 07:21AM
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The First Step Toward a Personal Memory Maker?

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He Took a Drug to Prevent AIDS. Then He Couldn’t Get Disability Insurance.

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F.D.A. Chief Goes Against the Administration Stereotype

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