U.S. Cuts Ties With Organ Donor Group After Reports of Abuses

The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.

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‘One Night Only’ Review: A 12-Hour Sexual Reprieve

This dystopian rom-com follows Allie (Monica Barbaro) and Owen (Callum Turner), on their parallel hunts for passion.

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‘Center Stage’: A Star of Shanghai’s 1930s Heyday Is (Re)Born

This 1991 film is at once a biopic devoted to the Chinese silent-film star, Ruan Lingyu, and a self-reflexive documentary starring Maggie Cheung.

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Justice Dept. Charges Doctor in $95 Million Skin Substitute Fraud Scheme

Dr. Stephen Dubin, a wound care doctor in Nevada, is accused of applying unneeded, expensive wound coverings to seniors. He used the profits to buy yachts, the department said.

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Medicaid Urges States to Increase Autism Therapy Oversight

The program’s spending on the therapy has quintupled since 2021, far outstripping the growth in diagnoses and raising concerns about overprescribing and fraud.

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Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.

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How Tom Holland and Zendaya Helped Draw Gen Z Crowds to ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

The couple helped draw young audiences to “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “The Odyssey” on a historic Hollywood weekend.

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