Science Summit Denounces Gene-Edited Babies Claim, But Rejects Moratorium The Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing issues a consensus on how scientists might responsibly move forward to create gene-edited babies in the wake of a rogue scientist's claims. Rob Stein
Number Of U.S. Kids Who Don't Have Health Insurance Is On The Rise Economic growth usually means more kids get health insurance, but that's not been the case during the Trump years, a study shows. For the first time in a decade, the uninsured rate for children is up. Phil Galewitz
Chinese Scientist Responsible For Genetically Altered Twins Faces Intense Criticism In Shanghai, Chinese scientists are reacting to another scientist who is under fire for "gene editing" babies. Many say his practices are unethical and the government is investigating his work. Rob Schmitz
Youngest Children In A Class Are Most Likely To Get ADHD Diagnosis Harvard University researchers probed the way ADHD is assessed by taking advantage of a quirk found in many U.S. school systems that means some kids are a year younger their classmates. Richard Harris
Facing Backlash, Scientist Defends Gene-Editing Research On Babies He Jiankui, who shocked the world by asserting he had genetically edited twin girls, faced growing criticism from other researchers as he spoke at a scientific conference in Hong Kong. Rob Stein
Some Romaine Is OK To Eat, But Beware California, CDC Says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to the Central Coastal region of California. If you're sure your lettuce was grown elsewhere, you can eat it. Camila Domonoske
For Doctors Who Want To Provide Abortions, Employment Contracts Often Tie Their Hands Some doctors are morally opposed to performing abortions. Others feel it's their calling and give up weekends to work at small clinics that offer them. And that can put their jobs in jeopardy. Mara Gordon
DHS Death Reporting | Youth Legal Clinic | Green Cannabis Oregon officials aren't publishing timely reports on the deaths of children in their care. A Portland nonprofit offers legal aid to homeless youth. The cannabis industry isn't as green as you think. Allison Frost, Samantha Matsumoto, Julie Sabatier
Dangerous Infection Tied To Hospitals Now Becoming Common Outside Them Infections with Clostridium difficile can be difficult to treat and life-threatening. Once a problem seen mainly in health care facilities, the infections are now occurring often in the community. Clayton Dalton
Samsung Apologizes To Ill Workers, Promises To Compensate Them Dozens of workers have reportedly developed cancer and other afflictions at the world's largest chipmaker. The company stopped short of saying it directly caused the illnesses. Merrit Kennedy
