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Judith Gomez
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Hungry? Insects - and scorpions - are part of the diet of some two billion people world-wide and they're a major source of protein, vitamins and fatty acids. In the U.S., companies are looking for ways to farm insects indoors, touting bugs as a sustainable protein source amid concerns about food insecurity. In the latest Future of Everything podcast, we explore bug-eating: How sustainable is it really? How hard is it to farm crickets (a "gateway bug" for many noshers)? And, of course, how do they taste?
If bugs aren't your thing, there's always offal. But if you like that sort of variety in your protein, be prepared to pay up. Fans of ‘nose-to-tail’ eating are driving up demand for animal parts long dismissed by many diners as gross, from beef hearts to pig brains and ears.
Food producers are looking at a wide range of alternative sources of protein that would be nutritious and gentle on the environment. What do you think? Should we be eating more sustainably? Or are ants and mealworms no substitute for a juicy burger? Share your thoughts by responding to this email.
– Stefanie Ilgenfritz, Health & Science Bureau Chief, WSJ
Reach me at stefanie.ilgenfritz@wsj.com or Twitter: @stefaniei
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Theranos Inc., the blood-testing company accused of perpetrating Silicon Valley’s biggest fraud, will soon cease to exist. The company informed shareholders in an email of its plan to formally dissolve and pay unsecured creditors its remaining cash, John Carreyrou reports.
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Theranos, once heralded as a pathbreaking Silicon Valley unicorn, was the subject of a series of investigative articles by The Wall Street Journal starting in 2015 that raised questions about the company’s technology and practices. In the wake of the scandal, federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and company’s former No. 2 executive, alleging they defrauded investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars and
defrauded doctors and patients. Questionable test results from Theranos alarmed patients and caused some to change the medicines they were taking. See a video of John Carreyrou recounting some of the more unusual experiences he had while uncovering the story.
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Justice Department Nearing Antitrust Approval of the Mergers of CVS-Aetna and Cigna-Express Scripts. Both deals could receive formal antitrust approval as soon as the next few weeks, according to a scoop by Brent Kendall, Anna Wilde Mathews and Sharon Terlep. The Justice Department has identified competition concerns in the nearly $70 billion CVS-Aetna deal, and the companies will be required to sell off assets related to Medicare drug coverage,
their reporting found.
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The Affordable Care Act Is Back in Court. Arguments got underway this week in a suit by 20 state attorneys general seeking to overturn the law. The case contends that the law is unconstitutional now that Congress has repealed its tax-based penalty on individuals who don’t have health insurance, as Stephanie Armour and Tawnell D. Hobbs report.
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Romania’s Measles Outbreak Spotlights Widespread Rejection of Vaccines. The outbreak has claimed 59 lives since it started in 2016, Pietro Lombardi reports. Skepticism about vaccine safety runs high in the European region, and the share of 1-year-olds in Romania who received the first dose of measles vaccine fell to 86% in 2017, according to WHO figures.
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Startup Touts Unique Talent Pool: Workers with Autism. Anne Kadet has the story of Daivergent, which connects contractors on the autism spectrum with tech clients in need of their skill sets, such as high accuracy and speed on tasks like data entry and online research.
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8,700 |
The rough number of plaintiffs in the U.S. alleging that weedkillers made by Bayer AG's newly acquired Monsanto cause cancer. (Read more)
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A Year After Hurricane Irma, Most Florida Nursing Homes Still Working on Emergency Power Plans (Read more)
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Walgreens to Offer Allergy Treatment Auvi-Q as EpiPen Shortage Persists (Read more)
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Novartis to Sell Parts of Sandoz for $1 Billion (Read more)
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Sick Emirates Passengers Test Positive For Common Viruses (Read more)
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Schools Across the U.S. Find Elevated Lead Levels in Drinking Water (Read more)
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"We have chaos around the country."
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