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New GOP darling: Sorry if ‘anyone was offended’ by comparing ‘gays’ and NAMBLA

Johns Hopkins University neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, who has become increasingly popular in conservative circles, offered an explanation, if not a real apology, for remarks earlier this week equating the LGBT community with pedophiles. “If anybody was offended, I apologize to you,” Carson told MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Friday.…

Gynecologist found dead in home amid probe over spying on patients

A gynecologist who was dismissed from Johns Hopkins this month for allegedly taking photos of his patients was found dead at his home on Monday, police told The Baltimore Sun. The hospital confirmed that 54-year-old Nikita A. Levy was fired earlier in February after a co-worker came forward with claims…

U.S. soldier receives rare double arm transplant

A US soldier who lost all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq has successfully received a rare double arm transplant, Johns Hopkins hospital said Monday. The infantryman, whose name and age were not released, is one of just seven people in the United States who have…