In brief: Abducted boy found in Arizona
CHANDLER, Ariz. – A 10-year-old Canadian boy allegedly abducted by his mother six years ago has been found living in a suburb of Phoenix, authorities said.
Police in Chandler, Ariz., found Valor Howell with his mother on Sunday, when they answered a domestic call and discovered that Jamie Howell, 51, was wanted in Canada for alleged parental abduction.
Detectives said Valor was 3 when he was taken from his home in British Columbia.
His father, Garrett Taylor, told the Canadian Press that after Jamie Howell left Canada with the boy, he found her in Spokane, where Howell’s mother lives. Howell apparently fled before police could serve her.
Chandler police Detective Dave Ramer said the boy is in good condition and showed no signs of abuse or neglect.
New scan may aid in brain diagnoses
NEW YORK – Service members who suffer concussions from wartime explosions struggle with symptoms even though brain scans generally show no damage. Now a specialized type of scan has spotted brain abnormalities in some of these patients.
The new work is a first step toward better understanding what happens in the brain and what might be done about it, said Dr. David Brody of Washington University in St. Louis. He’s senior author of the study in today’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
The results suggest doctors may someday be able to use objective markers to help make a concussion diagnosis, said Katherine Helmick, deputy director for traumatic brain injury at the federally funded Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Octomom doctor will lose license
LOS ANGELES – The medical license of the Beverly Hills fertility doctor who assisted Nadya Suleman in conceiving octuplets will be revoked next month, the Medical Board of California announced Wednesday.
The panel ruled that Dr. Michael Kamrava “did not exercise sound judgment” in the transfer of 12 embryos to Suleman. Kamrava was accused by the attorney general’s office of being grossly negligent in his treatment of Suleman and two other female patients: a 48-year-old who suffered complications after she became pregnant with quadruplets and a 42-year-old diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer after receiving fertility treatments.
“Public protection is paramount,” the board said. “The board is not assured that oversight through probation is enough, and having weighed the above, has determined that revocation of respondent’s certificate is necessary to protect the public.” The revocation takes effect July 1.