Doomsday closer? Scientists move clock hands

Doomsday closer? Scientists move clock hands

WASHINGTON— It may not be time to head for the fallout shelters, but the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists thinks it’s at least time to pre-emptively sound an apocalyptic alarm. The Bulletin on Tuesday moved its Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of the world’s...
Surgeon general speaks at diabetes briefing

Surgeon general speaks at diabetes briefing

Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speaks about prevention at the Health Affairs “Confronting the Growing Diabetes Crisis” briefing. She want to put the “joy” back into health. (Kit Fox/Medill)WASHINGTON — With a new study showing high dropout...