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March 6, 2008

Transgendered Executive

Just one year ago, Megan Wallent's co-workers at Microsoft knew her as Michael. Then, in an e-mail sent to his entire staff, he announced that he no longer considered himself a male. The long-time executive, in charge of the Internet Explorer division for Microsoft, underwent major feminization surgery and legally changed his gender. Wallent's wife, like his co-workers, had no idea that this guy's guy was conflicted about his gender identity. ABC's Neal Karlinksy has the story from Seattle. Read more here and view a slideshow of the transition from Michael to Megan.

Autism-Vaccine Connection?

In a landmark decision, the U.S. government decided to compensate a family claiming links between their 9-year-old daughter's autisticlike behavior and vaccines she received as a child. The congressionally funded "vaccine court" conceded that the vaccine aggravated a pre-existing condition in the girl. ABC's John Donvan dissects the court decision and looks at the science behind the purported link between autism and vaccines.

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