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Virginia doctor sentenced to 40 years in opioid case

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Houston Chronicle - ABINGDON, Va. (AP) ? A Virginia doctor who prosecutors said ran his medical practice like an interstate drug distribution ring was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for illegally prescribing opioids. Dr. Joel Smithers, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura Day Rottenborn said Judge James Jones sentenced Smithers to 40 years. He faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years and a maximum of life. Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 counts of illegally distributing opioids, including oxycodone and oxymorphone that caused the death of a West Virginia woman. Authorities say Smithers prescribed more than 500,000 doses of opioids to patients from Virginia, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee while based in Martinsville, Virginia, from 2015 to 2017. Smithers, 36, a married father of five, testified that he was a caring doctor who was deceived by some of his patients. Some pat

Bernie Sanders cancels campaign events after being hospitalized for heart procedure

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CBS News - Senator Bernie Sanders has been hospitalized in Las Vegas after undergoing a heart procedure for a blocked artery. The 78-year-old's campaign announced that they would be putting events on hold to give him time to recover. CBS News campaign reporter Cara Korte and CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook join CBSN with the latest.

Judge Rules Planned Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Drug Law

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NPR - A judge has ruled that a Philadelphia nonprofit group's plan to open the first site in the U.S. where people can use illegal opioids under medical supervision does not violate federal drug laws, delivering a major blow to the Justice Department, which has been working to block the facility. U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh ruled Wednesday that Safehouse's plan to allow people to bring in their own drugs and use them in a medical facility to help combat fatal overdoses does not violate the Controlled Substances Act. "The ultimate goal of Safehouse's proposed operation is to reduce drug use, not facilitate it," McHugh wrote in his opinion. The decision means that America's first supervised injection site, or what advocates call an "overdose prevention site," can go forward. Justice Department prosecutors had sued to block the site, calling the proposal "in-your-face illegal activity." Similar facilities exist in Canada and Europe, but no such site has gotten legal permission to o

Inmate found dead at SCI Houtzdale

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WTAJ CBS Altoona - HOUTZDALE, Pa. (WTAJ) ? SCI Houtzdale has reported the death of inmate Gerald Bowman on October 1, 2019. Bowman, 70, was found unresponsive in his cell around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1. The staff immediately responded to the scene and began CPR. He was taken to the prison's medical department where CPR continued until

New policy: Marcus Theatres prohibits bags larger than 12? by 12? by 6?

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WITI FOX Milwaukee - MILWAUKEE ? Marcus Theatres officials on Tuesday, Oct. 1 announced a new policy, prohibiting bags larger than 12? by 12? by 6? in theaters. The policy states that bags include but are not limited to purses, backpacks, and totes. Medical equipment bags and diaper bags are still allowed. Other Marcus Theatres "house rules" include: No profanity, disruptive behavior, or vulgar attire No smoking, vaping, or e-cigarettes No carry-in food and beverages No children under the age of 6 are allowed

Ultrasound app allows doctors to diagnose cancer earlier

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New York Post - The Butterfly iQ is attempting to change the way doctors are able to diagnose medical issues. Dr. John Martin, chief medical officer of the Butterfly Network, was testing the handheld ultrasound device when he decided to scan his neck, where he had noticed an unusual "thickness." The technology, connected to a smartphone app, alerted him...

South Georgia hospital opens new $40M home

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Houston Chronicle - ADEL, Ga. (AP) ? A hospital and nursing home in south Georgia has moved into a new $40 million facility. The Adel hospital began operating from its new home Tuesday. What had previously been Cook Medical Center is now called Southwell Medical. The 20-bed hospital, 95-bed nursing home and physicians' offices are operated by Tift Regional Health System. Tift Regional Health System President Christopher Dorman tells WALB-TV that the new complex just off Interstate 75 was renamed to help attract patients from beyond Cook County. The new hospital doesn't have an emergency room, but does have a walk-in clinic. The health system borrowed about 70% of construction costs through a U.S. Department of Agriculture rural development loan. Cook County and Adel government agencies provided the remainder. The old hospital's new use remains undetermined. ___ Information from: WALB-TV,...

Hospital becomes first in county to join Hartford HealthCare

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Washington Times - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut hospital has become the first in Fairfield County to join one of the state's largest medical groups. Hartford HealthCare says Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport. The move established the company's foothold in Fairfield County while challenging ...

Eastbound lanes of Ohio Turnpike closed near Strongsville after truck catches on fire

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WJW FOX Cleveland - CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio ? A truck fire has closed all eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike near Strongsville at mile marker 165.4. Sources tell the I-TEAM the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has been called to the scene.  It is currently unknown how many people are involved at this time. Officials are diverting traffic to State Route 161 in Strongsville. The turnpike says travelers should expect long delays and consider an alternate routes. ALERT UPDATE: #OHTPK crews now have All WB

St. Lawrence County proposal would give extra days off for medical visits related to combat injuries

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Watertown Daily Times - CANTON ? St. Lawrence County employees who suffered injuries or disabilities while serving in military combat zones each will be allowed up to three extra days off work for medical

Doctor gets 40 years for illegally distributing opioids

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CBS News - Prosecutors said Dr. Joel Smithers ran a medical practice in Virginia like an interstate drug distribution ring

Sharon Kleyne Supports Life-Saving Floating Medical Clinics On Kleyne Talk Radio

Told to Google abortion: Access to medical service 'bureaucratic, judgmental, bruising'

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Stuff.co.nz - OPINION: I wouldn't want any pregnant person to have to go through what I did to access abortion.

High Medical Bills Set Up Major Legal Showdown in California

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New York Times - Sutter Health, the big hospital group, is accused of abusing its market power to charge higher prices.

What's the life expectancy in your neighborhood? Here's how to find out

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KXAN NBC Austin - The report shows a correlation between life expectancy and non-medical factors like income, poverty rate, race and education in Texas.

App gives rural doctors 24/7 access to medical specialists

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CBC News - An app that gives small-town physicians immediate access to critical-care specialists in other parts of B.C. is having a big impact, its developer says.

JRMC receives Best Places to Work in Healthcare award

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Jamestown Sun - jamestownsun - Jamestown Regional Medical Center for the third time received a Best Places to Work in Healthcare award, earning the No. 32 spot at a nationwide celebration in September.

Three Years Later, The Health Wagon, Discovered

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CBS News - Bob Simon reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and finds toxic ghost towns frozen in time; then, nurse practitioners are providing badly needed healthcare to the uninsured working poor in Appalachia -- medical mercy for those left out of Obamacare and ineligible for Medicaid; and, Morley Safer reports on the discovery of the largest cache of missing art since WWII and the battle over its ownership.

Employees at a Maine hospital made a 'wall of shame' showing confidential medical records of disabled patients

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CNN - Employees at a Maine hospital created a "wall of shame" where they displayed confidential medical records of disabled patients in 2016, the state Human Rights Commission says.

'It's very unethical': Audio shows hospital kept vegetative patient on life support to boost survival rates

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Raw Story - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. On a Thursday morning this past April, 61-year-old Darryl Young was lying unconscious in the eighth-floor intensive care unit of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. After suffering from congestive heart failure for
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