November 2019

Virginia doctor accused of performing unnecessary surgeries

Lifestyle /

Dr. Javaid Perwaiz’s website describes his surgical skills for gynecological procedures as “unparalleled.” But federal prosecutors say many of the procedures he performed were unnecessary, unwanted and even unknown to some of his patients. Perwaiz, 69, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was arrested last week in a case that has drawn outrage and prompted patients seeking their […]

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Colbert Reveals How Trump’s Impeachment Is Already Worse Than Nixon’s

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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert celebrated Wednesday’s first day of public hearings in the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.   “It’s what we’ve been praying for since the beginning of the Trump presidency,” he cracked. “The end of the Trump presidency.”  Colbert noted the revelation that Bill Taylor, the acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, last

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Complementary cancer therapies ‘do more harm than good’

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Herbal compounds such as garlic, ginger and ginseng can delay the healing of skin wounds Cancer patients should tell their doctors if they are taking herbal products because some of the ingredients could stop their treatment working, a cancer conference has heard. Garlic, ginger and ginkgo pills, for example,

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Wiggins leads Wolves with 30 points in 129-114 win vs. Spurs

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Andrew Wiggins is making an impact all over the floor, from the arc to the rim, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are playing with a carefree connectedness that has helped elevate their overall performance. These developments are not mutually exclusive. Wiggins kept up his early season surge with 30 points on 12-for-23 shooting, and the Timberwolves

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Behind a Star Witness, Democrats Take Their Impeachment Case to the Public

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WASHINGTON — William B. Taylor Jr. was the witness that Democrats had hoped Robert S. Mueller III would be but was not — the image, at least, of a wise, fatherly figure with Kevlar credibility expressing restrained but unmistakable disapproval of what he found when he turned over the rock. House Democrats led off their

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