Does Medicare Cover Long-Term Care?
KWTV CBS Oklahoma City - Medicare helps many seniors pay for their medical expenses. But does Medicare cover long-term care costs? Before you reach retirement, it's important to understand what costs...
View ArticleMan, 57, who died after fall from roof in Port Aransas is identified
Corpus Christi Caller-Times - Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office officials identified the man as Bryan Shawn Bull.
View ArticleCoffee sheriff issues alert for missing man
WALB NBC Albany - Luis Serrano left the Coffee Regional Medical Center on September 14, 2019, and hasn't been seen by family members since then.
View ArticleEnloe Medical Center offers free flu vaccination clinic
KHSL CBS Chico - Enloe Medical Center will be offering a free flu vaccination clinic on Thursday.
View ArticleFor the homeless, medical insurance often falls by the wayside
Orange County Register - Although the vast majority of the homelessness population qualifies for Medi-Cal, many fail to enroll.
View ArticleThird victim identified after four bodies found in east side Cleveland home
WJW FOX Cleveland - CLEVELAND ? The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has identified another victim who was found dead inside a home on Cleveland's east side. The bodies of four people were found...
View ArticleReport: No-deal Brexit could leave UK with medical shortages
AP - There's still a "significant amount" of work to do to make sure the U.K. has an adequate supply of licensed drugs in case of a no-deal Brexit
View ArticleAuthorities ID 3rd of 4 bodies found shot in abandoned home
Washington Times - CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities have identified a third person among the four found shot to death in an abandoned Cleveland home. The Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County Medical Examiner's...
View ArticleAmber Guyger trial: Botham Jean was bent over or lying on back when shot,...
KIRO CBS Seattle - The prosecution rested its case Thursday in the murder trial of ex-Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger, but not before jurors heard that her neighbor, Botham Jean, was either lying...
View ArticlePanel recommends allowing medical marijuana for chronic pain
Houston Chronicle - HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ? Connecticut is moving closer to adding two more medical conditions to the list of ailments eligible for medical marijuana. A board of physicians voted Friday...
View ArticleUNM Researchers Join Large National Study of Children Exposed to Opioid Drugs...
KRWG PBS Las Cruces - Newborns who have been exposed to opioid drugs in the womb routinely receive medical treatment to help them overcome withdrawal symptoms, but no one knows
View ArticleDEA inspecting opioid prescriptions at Kaiser Permanente's Roseville Medical...
KXTV ABC Sacramento - The DEA is applying for a warrant to inspect opioid sales at Kaiser Permanente's Roseville Medical Center pharmacy.
View ArticleDoctors: CT medical pot list should include chronic pain
Westport News - The board's vote begins a review period that could take up to a year for state agencies to draft regulations for chronic pain and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients.
View ArticleDoctor facing life in prison for thousands of opioid doses
AP - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - By the time drug enforcement agents swooped into his small medical office in Martinsville, Virginia, in 2017, Dr. Joel Smithers had prescribed about a half a million doses of...
View ArticleMan dies after accidentally being shot
Columbus Dispatch - A man died after being accidentally shot Friday night in the West Side.Columbus Police were called to 145 South Harris Ave. at 8:38 p.m. and found Bernard Arthur Stoops Jr., 48, on...
View ArticleRonald McDonald house damaged during winter storm to reopen
Houston Chronicle - CHICAGO (AP) ? A Ronald McDonald House in Chicago will reopen its doors this week after eight months of repairs to damage caused by a pipe that burst during frigid winter weather....
View ArticleUniversity wins $1.67M grant for nurse practitioner program
Houston Chronicle - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ? The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Omaha has received a four-year, $1.67 million federal grant to launch a residency program for...
View ArticleMan shot during fight in Lumberton
Fayetteville Observer - LUMBERTON ? A man was shot on Saturday morning during an altercation at a party in Lumberton, according to a press release from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.Marvin...
View ArticleBristol-Myers immunotherapy combo outperforms chemo in lung cancer survival...
Reuters - About 40% of patients who received a combination of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's immuno-oncology drugs Opdivo and Yervoy as an initial treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
View Article"Dog the Bounty Hunter" star faces his own health problems
AP - Duane Chapman, known to millions as the star of the "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV show, tells People magazine that he is facing his own medical problems after the death of his wife from cancer.
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