Scott Hensley

Health Blogger and Editor, NPR

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Writer and editor for Shots, NPR's health blog. Ex-WSJ. My fixations manifested here. And, yes, there will be typos. (PR people, don't pitch me on Twitter.)

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.@fortunemagazine's Sloan: “Sam Zell is gone from the Tribune Co., but his toxic financial legacy lives on.” #IRS. bit.ly/11J8SHH

Zell's legacy lives on: IRS goes after Tribune

finance.fortune.cnn.com — By the time the final papers are shuffled, the IRS and local tax authorities are likely seek more than half a billion dollars from Tribune in regard to the sales of the Chicago Cubs and Newsday under former CEO Sam Zell. FORTUNE -- Sam Zell is gone from the Tribune Co.
+1 “I wanted to know if the desire to become a machine is recognized by experts as a mental disturbance.” bit.ly/10tFw6b

MIT Technology Review

technologyreview.com — Inside the evolution movement that wants machines to replace people. Mechanical men: A robotic version of Japanese researcher Hirisho Ishiguro on stage. Beside him is a "telenoid," a sexless, ageless, android able to hold simple conversations.
Update: A commenter says the tag was more likely a slave's tag -- rather than a dog tag. Historians? bit.ly/10tm3m9

Hensley's Hydromorphone-Fueled Tumblr

tumblr.com — thatbonegirl: zooophagous: interretialia: Ancient Roman Dogtag, Inscription Reads: "Hold me if I am lost and return me to my master Viventius on the estate of Callistus" ~~~ TENE ME NEFVGIA[M] ET REVOCA ME AD DOM[I]NVMEV VIVENTIVM INAR[E]A CALLISTI Adorable ancient history "Hold me if I am lost"
Ancient Roman dog tag: “Hold me if I am lost and return me to my master Viventius on the estate of Callistus” bit.ly/10tm3m9

Hensley's Hydromorphone-Fueled Tumblr

tumblr.com — thatbonegirl: zooophagous: interretialia: Ancient Roman Dogtag, Inscription Reads: "Hold me if I am lost and return me to my master Viventius on the estate of Callistus" ~~~ TENE ME NEFVGIA[M] ET REVOCA ME AD DOM[I]NVMEV VIVENTIVM INAR[E]A CALLISTI Adorable ancient history "Hold me if I am lost"
@dwhren Come back to the Web version when you're ready. There are some great photos of the hands and a video! n.pr/11IBHUD

3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers

npr.org — Richard Van As was working in his home near Johannesburg, South Africa, in May of 2011, when he lost control of his table saw. "It's a possibility that it was a lack of concentration," he says. "It's just that the inevitable happened." The carpenter lost two fingers and mangled two more on his right hand.
Cool story from @HennsEggs on Shots: 3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers. Thanks, Steve! n.pr/11IBHUD

3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers

npr.org — Richard Van As was working in his home near Johannesburg, South Africa, in May of 2011, when he lost control of his table saw. "It's a possibility that it was a lack of concentration," he says. "It's just that the inevitable happened." The carpenter lost two fingers and mangled two more on his right hand.
"You think of the bathroom as a safe place." But guess again! Risk of falling toilet seats for boys. @andrewmseaman: reut.rs/10rmPQx

Falling toilet seats: Rare but growing risk for boys

reuters.com — Researchers found the number of emergency room visits for toilet-related injuries to the penis, while still rare, increased by about 100 visits each year between 2002 and 2010. Usually, the injuries happen when boys are learning how to urinate into the toilet while standing up and the seat falls unexpectedly - although a few adults did get snagged by the seat, too.

3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so

usatoday.com — Three former NSA whistle-blowers discuss the Edward Snowden case with USA TODAY reporters Susan Page and Peter Eisler. In a roundtable discussion, a trio of former National Security Agency whistle-blowers tell USA TODAY that Edward Snowden succeeded where they failed. NSA whistle-blowers Thomas Drake, left; J. Kirk Wiebe, center, back; and William Binney.
RT @rockcreekpolicy: SCOTUS "pay for delay" decision impact likely more complicated and unpredictable than simple "good for consumers" stor…
He has a lock on health policy fanboy vote. RT @berwickforma: I'm officially running for governor of Massachusetts! bit.ly/13UAxbs

Don Berwick for Governor

berwickforgovernor.com — Earlier today, I released the following statement. "A few months ago, I announced that I was exploring a run for Governor of Massachusetts. I feel proud of and grateful to this state, and I want to find the best way to give back.
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