While the sale and possession of marijuana remain federal offenses, the state-level impact of legalization on public health and safety has been hotly debated. Two new studies demonstrate that legalization can be a mixed bag: one finds a correlation between legalization and the frequency of serious...
Surgery Plus HIPEC Only ‘Potential for Cure’ of Peritoneal MesotheliomaIn the case of peritoneal mesothelioma, one of the best treatment options is the combination of heated chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery. Heated chemotherapy is called hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). A study published in the February 2018...
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is impressed by acting Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle but is collecting resumes from “across the country” from candidates to be the city’s top cop, the Baltimore Sun reports. Tuggle has been acting commissioner since May. He took over for Commissioner Darryl...
Jordan Brown, who was convicted nine years ago in Pennsylvania as an 11-year-old for the shotgun murder of his father’s fiancee and her unborn child, has been set free by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The court determined that evidence in the...
As investigators build their case against a man they have accused of cutting off his ankle monitor and killing three people, law officials say the tragedy raises questions about the oversight and tracking of parole violators in Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports. This week, police...
For victims of crime on U.S. soil who are living here illegally, a special visa program encourages them to help solve their cases and catch criminals, and may provide their only clear path to citizenship. As the Trump administration has taken a harder line on...