South Louisiana has the right environmental conditions to turn into a Zika hotspot, according to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. (St. Charles Herald-Guide)
At least a dozen patients who underwent cardiac stress tests at a West Virginia clinic have developed hepatitis (C and B), and suspicion centers on needles used during the procedures. (CNN)
The NFL's research on concussions was even more flawed than previously believed, a New York Times investigation finds -- and also that the league "shared lobbyists, lawyers and consultants" with Big Tobacco.
And one of the lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the league over head injuries, retired fullback Kevin Turner, has died of ALS at age 46. (ABC News)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be testing a new way of paying nursing homes and providers to try to decrease hospitalizations among nursing home patients. (CMS news release)
People who have heart attacks are younger and fatter than ever, according to a study from the Cleveland Clinic. (CBS News)
If you're pregnant in Indiana and want an abortion after a prenatal diagnosis finds severe disabilities, you'll now have to go out of state. (Reuters)
France has confirmed its first documented case of mad cow disease since 2011 (in a cow). (News Everyday)
Poland's new conservative government is set to ban over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptives. (Reuters)
Digital mammography might also pick up early clues to a woman's risk of heart disease, in addition to breast cancer. (Fox News)
A patient of a New Orleans-area urologist fatally shot the doctor in clinic, then walked next door to a fast-food restaurant and committed suicide when police approached him. (CNN)
Psychiatrists must fear for their job security: In observance of Lent, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) gave up anxiety for 40 days, according to a video released by his office. (Huffington Post)
After absorbing a beatdown by a fellow prisoner, incarcerated former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has been reassigned to the officers' cafeteria -- presumably serving sandwiches at least part of the time. (TMZ via Gawker)
You don't need to go to a fancy gym filled with the latest equipment and professional trainers to get a top-notch workout. (Buzzfeed)
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