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- Gynecologists Run Afoul of Panel When Patient Is Male
- "About two months ago, Dr. Elizabeth Stier was shocked to learn that she would lose a vital credential, board certification as a gynecologist, unless she gave up an important part of her medical practice and her research: taking care of men at high risk for anal cancer. ... Though most of her patients are women, Dr. Stier, who works at Boston Medical Center, also treated about 110 men last year, using techniques adapted from those developed to screen women for cervical cancer. "
- In Miami Gardens, store video catches cops in the act
- "Miami Gardens police have arrested Sampson 62 times for one offense: trespassing. Almost every citation was issued at the same place: the 207 Quickstop, a convenience store on 207th Street in Miami Gardens. But Sampson isn’t loitering. He works as a clerk at the Quickstop." In line with other recent stories like Anal probe and a medical bill: The worst traffic stop ever?
- Implanting platinum jewelry in eye
- "It's an eye-opening new procedure being done in New York for the first time: a woman is getting a piece of platinum jewelry placed in her eye." High-heeled shoes tend to be bad for feet, but this seems to take silliness for the sake of fashion to a new level.
- Under the Cover of Darkness: Using Daylight Saving Time to Measure How Ambient Light Influences Criminal Behavior
- As much as I despite daylight savings time this follow bit was interesting: "Our preferred specification ... shows robbery rates decrease by an average of 51% during the hour of sunset following the shift to DST in the spring. We also find large drops in cases of reported murder (48%) and rape (56%)."