The House was scheduled to vote Thursday morning on a revised version of the Republicans' bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, despite not having a Congressional Budget Office analysis of how much the latest bill would cost or its effects on the health insurance market. (The Hill)
Louisiana officials plan to use an obscure century-old patent law to topple high hepatitis C drug prices. (The Washington Post)
Fashion kills, according to study revealing that the bodies of female shop mannequins are "medically unhealthy." (BBC)
Forget Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins. Brand-name medical schools just aren't worth it, doc reveals. (Ideal Medical Care)
Need another reason to eat healthy? It may prevent depression, a new poll suggests. (Gallup)
The Minnesota measles outbreak thus far has sickened 34 children. (Associated Press)
Not so fast. The image of a newborn baby holding a Mirena IUD was staged, says the baby's mother. She explained that she conceived with the IUD in place and her doctors opted not to remove it during her pregnancy. The IUD was removed after delivery and a nurse placed it in the baby's hand. (WTSP.com)
Getting bored easily may suggest exceptional memory, according to new research. (ZME Science)
Op-ed examines the ethics of gene-editing to prevent disease. (The Atlantic)
Why this Swedish sports coach tied up his students and placed plastic bags over their heads. (The Local)
New research links antibiotic usage to the "rise of autoimmune diseases; colon, prostate, and breast cancer; and the metabolic syndrome" in the western world. (TIME)
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