Health

Study offers hope in identifying high-risk prostate cancer patients 

Washington Post - A Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, which handles a huge number of medical claims in the U.S., led to the company shutting down most of its network.Health-care providers are struggling to bill patients, and people can’t get medications filled or find out whether insurance will cover treatments.

NPR - Trader Joe's has recalled more than 60,000 pounds of its steamed chicken soup dumplings due to some packages possibly containing plastic from a permanent marker, according to the USDA. 

Time - Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Nationwide, about 12% of most recent norovirus tests sent to the CDC were positive, but the proportion was about 16% in the Northeast, the agency said. That compares with nearly 10% of norovirus tests in the Midwest and South and nearly 13% in the West.  Characterized by the sudden onset of vomiting, diarrhea, and general feelings of misery, norovirus outbreaks are notorious on cruise ships, nursing homes, jails, schools, and other places where people are in close contact.... Norovirus can spread from person to person, in food or water or on contaminated surfaces. Because it's so contagious, one handshake or a the touch of a contaminated door knob or handrail can be enough to cause illness, experts said. ... It usually lasts two to three days. Most people recover fully.