Teens: With all that has been written about HIV/AIDS, little has been said about young teens (mainly girls) getting infected by adult men, usually much older. The numbers are not high here, but the cases are tragic and little happens to most of the men.
Anti-aging: After a series of high-profile arrests for illegal steroid and growth hormone sales, this story looked at questionable practices of anti-aging merchants in South Florida. Some of the ads and promotion by clinics and online sellers were illegal or deceptive, and some of the businesses were headed by illegal drug and steroid dealers.
Addiction drug: Story looked at pros and cons of anti-addiction drug Suboxone (buprenorphine), a “miracle” pill that is now being abused by some former narcotic addicts and pushed hard by high-volume pain doctors.
CT scans: The images are detailed, accurate and highly useful, but CT scans expose patients to significantly more radiation than other tests, a risk that even some doctors don’t realize. Story explained growing calls for limiting usage of CTs for unnecessary purposes.
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