Tag Archives: Decide

‘We must decide what needs to be done’: World Health Organization plans Thursday decision on coronavirus emergency declaration

Global health officials will decide Thursday whether to declare a public health emergency over the coronavirus as cases multiply in Wuhan, China. “The continued increase in cases and the evidence of human-to-human transmission outside China are of course both deeply concerning,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization director-general, said Wednesday of his decision to hold… Read More »

‘I resent that I have to decide between knowing my body better or a safer sex life’

Most people aren’t seriously thinking about fertility until they’re too old to do much about it, according to fertility researcher Emmalee Ford, whose work has recently been published in the journal Reproduction. I sat down with Ford to have a fascinating chat on the very broad topic of fertility, hormones and birth control. I wanted… Read More »

Did Novartis hand out kickbacks or host educational dinners? A jury may decide

Kickbacks, $ 10,000 dinners and Hooters. Details that sound pulled from an episode of Billions are key accusations in a federal lawsuit against Swiss drugmaker Novartis that could face a jury trial after a district judge’s order Monday. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Gardephe refused Novartis’ request for summary judgment in an 8-year-old lawsuit accusing… Read More »

Who gets to decide when a 14-year-old wants to change gender? The child, the hospital, the battling parents?

In many ways, Max is a typical 14-year-old. He eschews soft music in favour of rock and heavy metal, likes to wear hoodies, giggles when he’s nervous and has a flair for drawing animals. He can be opinionated and sarcastic one moment, shy and withdrawn the next. His insecurities, however, run deeper than run-of-the-mill teenaged… Read More »

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