Former UCSF fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient

Former UCSF fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient

A Seattle fertility doctor has surrendered his medical license after facing accusations that he used his own sperm to impregnate a California woman while he was treating her as a fellow at UCSF 15 years ago. IVAN COURONNE/AFP via Getty Images A Seattle fertility doctor has surrendered his medical license after facing an accusation that … Read more

CFPB Proposes New Examination Authority over “Larger Participants” in the Digital Wallet and Consumer Payment App Markets

CFPB Proposes New Examination Authority over “Larger Participants” in the Digital Wallet and Consumer Payment App Markets

In a shot across the bow to the digital payments industry, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued a proposed rule to expand its oversight authority to nonbank providers of consumer payment apps. These apps include digital wallets, funds transfer services, and P2P apps—for both U.S. dollar payments and, surprisingly, also bitcoin … Read more

Should Everyone Who Gives Birth Get Physical Therapy?

Should Everyone Who Gives Birth Get Physical Therapy?

At the busy county hospital where I did my medical residency, we cared for patients with every imaginable problem. But one part of treatment was always the same: As soon as it was deemed medically safe, a physical or occupational therapist would visit each and every patient. In the intensive-care unit, a physical therapist might … Read more

Taylor Swift fans cause record-breaking seismic activity during Seattle shows

Taylor Swift fans cause record-breaking seismic activity during Seattle shows

CNN  —  Taylor Swift fans are in their record-breaking era. After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift’s Seattle “Eras” tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach. The “Swift Quake” has been compared to the 2011 “Beast Quake,” when Seattle Seahawks … Read more