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USB drives being used to spread malware and viruses 10/14/2014 07:15am • Data Doctors Pilot crash lands in vacant lot in Chicago suburb 10/14/2014 05:10am • DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- People living in a Chicago suburb on Monday looked at scattered pieces of a small plane and wondered if the last act of the pilot before his death was to spare residents' lives by crash landing in an empty lot on a crowded street.Three physicians died in t How Frenchman's Nobel research could aid consumers 10/14/2014 04:28am • PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press U.S. consumers might be paying less than they are for cable and Internet access if regulators had followed the guidance of Jean Tirole in promoting industry competition.So say experts in assessing the work of Tirole, a 61-year-old Frenchmen who won the Nobel prize in ec Lessons on N. Korean stagecraft in Kim's absence 10/14/2014 04:18am • FOSTER KLUG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Even when Kim Jong Un was nowhere to be seen, he was everywhere.From "Saturday Night Live" spoofs to the wild theories of journalists across the globe trying to parse his five-week absence from the public eye, the 30-ish leader of North Korea c News Guide: Officials review Ebola procedures 10/14/2014 03:16am • The Associated Press Federal health officials launched a review of procedures for treating infected Ebola patients Monday, while the World Health Organization called the outbreak "the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times."In Texas, medical records showed that a 26-year-old nurse Key question: How did Dallas worker catch Ebola? 10/14/2014 02:36am • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer How did it happen?That's the big question as federal health officials investigate the case of a Dallas health worker who treated an Ebola patient and ended up with the disease herself.These are professionals and this is the United States, where the best con How to Survive the Night Shift 10/14/2014 12:00am • Working nights is tough. Sleeping when the sun is out and working when it's dark can take a real toll on your sleep schedule, but did you know it could affect way more than just your ZZZs? The 15 million Americans who work nights are at high risk of developing several chronic conditions -- but the g 10 best places to retire on Social Security alone 10/14/2014 12:00am • Stretching Social Security paymentsThe average Social Security benefit for retired workers was $1,294 per month at the end of 2013. A couple who each brought in this amount would have $31,056 in annual Social Security benefits. How far that amount goes largely depends on where you live. U.S. News My Sister Has Breast Cancer: What Does That Mean for Me? 10/14/2014 12:00am • When Emily Adeyanju's older sister developed a cyst on her breast, it was originally diagnosed as benign. But within the cyst, a malignancy was growing, undetected. Once Adeyanju, a Manhattan writer and editor, learned her sister did have breast cancer, she was surprised as well as horrified. There 3 Tips to Prepare for the MCAT Social, Behavioral Sciences Sections 10/14/2014 12:00am • As you may know, the new 2015 MCAT will feature a new section that covers psychological, social, and biological foundations of behavior. Do not panic when preparing for this section of the medical school admissions exam. Instead, remember to breathe! The three tips below can help you study for this Dealing With Parkinson's Disease-Related Depression 10/14/2014 12:00am • Depression in Parkinson's disease patients is a little like the riddle about the chicken and the egg: Which came first -- the nervous system disorder characterized by impaired movement and slurred speech, or the depression that is both an early symptom of the disease as well as a consequence of it? The 10 Best Places to Retire on Social Security Alone 10/14/2014 12:00am • If you don't have a traditional pension through your job and haven't been saving a significant amount in a 401(k) or individual retirement account, Social Security is likely to be your largest source of retirement income. Almost all retirees (86 percent) receive Social Security payments, and for ove Could a Blood Test One Day Detect Depression? 10/14/2014 12:00am • Imagine this: You're feeling listless, and you've barely eaten in weeks. Your sleep patterns are off -- you're either dozing way too little or way too much. Your head is clouded with worries, and your emotions are a jumble of hopelessness, self-hatred and guilt. You head to your primary care physic Ebola survivor donates plasma to sick Dallas nurse 10/13/2014 09:50pm • DALLAS (AP) -- A Dallas nurse who has Ebola has been given plasma to fight the virus taken from the blood of a doctor who beat the disease.The Rev. Jim Khoi, pastor of the Fort Worth church attended by Nina Pham's family, said she received a transfusion of plasma containing Ebola-fighting antibodies Can all US hospitals safely treat Ebola? 10/13/2014 09:00pm • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer The idea that all U.S. hospitals may not be able to safely treat Ebola patients seemed to find more acceptance Monday as a second federal official suggested it was worth rethinking whether to send patients to one of the specialized units set up to deal with