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7.5 million Californians drink water with toxic ‘forever chemicals’

7.5 million Californians are drinking water tainted with highly-toxic ‘forever chemicals,’ study finds PFAS are highly-toxic chemicals used in making products oil- or water-repellent Examples are non-stick cookware and stain-resistant fabric  They nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’ because they never break down  PFAS get into ground water and can buildup in the human body so even trace… Read More: 7.5 million Californians drink water with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ »

The most expensive medicine ever treats a rare condition. The price: $2.13 million – Los Angeles Times

Evelyn Villarreal was one of the first children treated, at 8 weeks. Her family, from Centreville, Va., had lost their first child to spinal muscular atrophy at 15 months. Two years later when Evelyn was born a test showed she also had the disease, so the family enrolled her in the gene therapy study at… Read More: The most expensive medicine ever treats a rare condition. The… »

California man’s face transplant cost $1.5 million, medical center says

A face transplant that gave Cameron Underwood — a 26-year-old California native who attempted to kill himself two years ago — a new lease on life cost more than a million dollars. To date, the procedure — it was performed by the face transplant team at  New York University Langone Medical Center —  has cost $ 1.5 million,… Read More: California man’s face transplant cost $1.5 million, medical center says »

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