Texas
Tribune Daily Brief
|
| |
| The
Brief for July 30 |
 |
In
todayâ??s Brief: How state lawmakers accidentally â??essentially legalized
marijuana." Plus, an inside look at what Texas candidates are focused on in
the second round of 2020 presidential debates.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 07/30/2019   
|
| Read Article:
Texas Tribune
|
| Traumatic
Brain Injuries in American Children Tied to Consumer Products |
|
The
majority of the more than four million traumatic brain injuries in kids
treated in U.S. emergency rooms involved consumer products, a new study
suggests.
Brain injuries in younger children were tied to products such as beds and
flooring, while injuries in older kids were tied to sports, such as football,
basketball and bicycling, researchers reported in Brain Injury.
Linda Carroll , Reuters 07/30/2019
|
| Read Article:
Reuters
|
| Capital
One Hacked |
|
A hacker
had accessed about 100 million Capital One credit card applications, and
investigators say thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers were
also taken. The hack appears to be one of the largest data breaches ever to
hit a financial services firm.
Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post, Houston Chronicle 07/30/2019
|
| Read Article:
Houston Chronicle
|
| Doctors:
Insurers Increasingly Interfere |
|
Doctors
say they worry about the growing influence insurers have over patient care.
Some are finding that they need more approvals from insurance companies for
routine things like medical scans or some prescriptions, which can postpone
care for a few days or even weeks.
Tom Murphy, Associated Press, The Washington Post 07/30/2019
|
| Read Article:
The Washington Post
|
|
|
