Andrew Wakefield's film that supposedly exposes CDC skullduggery related to vaccines and autism -- which scored global headlines after getting the boot from the Tribeca Film Festival -- will be screened elsewhere in New York on Friday. (New York Times)
Donald Trump said abortion should be outlawed and women should be punished for having one; he later walked that back. (Reuters)
A special House panel seeking names of fetal tissue researchers issued subpoenas to eight medical organizations (The New York Times). Take MedPage Today's survey on this issue.
The Center for Investigative Reporting reviews thousands of criminal court records and finds that profiteering often masquerades as medical care for injured Californians.
Valeant asks its lenders for some slack. (Wall Street Journal)
How to recover from soul-sucking med school, from the physician-author of How to Get Naked with Your Doctor. (KevinMD)
Nestlé, maker of KitKat and Häagen-Dazs, is invading big pharma territory. (STAT News)
An investigational test to detect Zika virus in donated blood is now available, the FDA said.
On another front, should we load mosquitoes up with destructive payloads? (New Scientist)
Shots fired: An Indian psychiatry journal points out what looks like serial plagiarism in its pages. (Discover)
Ready or not, here come the medical drones. (Telemedicine Magazine)
An Italian nurse was arrested and charged with murdering 13 hospital patients. (Reuters)
Which politician called the GOP vow to repeal ObamaCare "a stupid promise"? (The Hill)
Boost your Tinder appeal with one simple change, research dollars hard at work. (NPR)
27 million -- that's the latest count of uninsured Americans under Obamacare through 2019 according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Does Ebola hide itself inside peoples' eyes? (The Atlantic)
The FTC shut down a fake cancer charity. (Washington Post)
A familiar name in biotech investment circles, G. Steven Burrill, will pay a $5.8-million fine and withdraw from the securities business, after the SEC found that he had spent investors' money on his lavish personal lifestyle. (Reuters)
Could an optimized microbiome mix help in stroke recovery? (Scientific American)
Medical marijuana gets a celebrity makeover from Whoopi Goldberg, who thinks it's good for menstrual cramps. (People)
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Morning Break: Publicity Bonanza for Anti-Vax Film; Trumped Abortion; Medical Drones
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