Man dies from rabies after receiving an infected kidney, CDC says

The case is believed to be the "fourth transplant-transmitted rabies event in the United States since 1978," according to the ...

Skunk scratch in Idaho leads to two rabies deaths, including that of an organ recipient in Michigan

It's believed to be the fourth "transplant-transmitted rabies event in the United States since 1978," according to a CDC ...

CDC reports Michigan man died after organ transplant from donor with undiagnosed rabies

After receiving a kidney from an Idaho donor, a Michigan man died from rabies a month later. The CDC determined the infection ...
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Top 4 Scratch-Off Lottery Games For Holiday Gifting In Texas

Scratch-off lottery tickets make fun stocking stuffers. Learn which Texas games offer the best odds for holiday winnings.
The Economist

Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought

The human use of fire, attested by evidence from Africa, goes back around 1.6m years. But, hitherto, the oldest signs of deliberate fire-setting by striking pyrite with flints, unearthed in France, ...
BMJ

An introduction to power and sample size estimation

Correspondence to: Dr S R Jones, Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; steve.r.jones{at}bigfoot.com ...