Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration on Monday proposed stripping the power of an independent board to review challenges from fired federal workers while barring employees from taking the matter to court.

High-dose rifampin -- 35 mg/kg daily -- administered for 8 weeks showed no reduction in mortality rate compared with standard-dose rifampin -- 10 mg/kg daily -- in patients with tuberculous meningitis but was accompanied by more early deaths and slower normalization of mental status.