New C.D.C. Chief Saw Coca-Cola as Ally in Obesity Fight

By SHEILA KAPLAN July 22, 2017 When she was health commissioner of Georgia, the state with one of the highest rates of child obesity, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald faced two enormous challenges: How to get children to slim down and how to pay for it. Her answer to...

U.S.C. Moves to Fire Former Medical School Dean Over Drug Allegations

By HANNAH ALANI July 22, 2017 The University of Southern California said on Friday it was moving to fire the former dean of its medical school, Dr. Carmen Puliafito, after revelations that he had engaged in drug use during his tenure. The doctor was...