Virginia doctor sentenced to 40 years in opioid case
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...
View ArticleBernie Sanders cancels campaign events after being hospitalized for heart...
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...
View ArticleJudge Rules Planned Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Drug Law
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,...
View ArticleInmate found dead at SCI Houtzdale
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,...
View ArticleNew policy: Marcus Theatres prohibits bags larger than 12? by 12? by 6?
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...
View ArticleUltrasound app allows doctors to diagnose cancer earlier
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...
View ArticleSouth Georgia hospital opens new $40M home
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...
View ArticleHospital becomes first in county to join Hartford HealthCare
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...
View ArticleEastbound lanes of Ohio Turnpike closed near Strongsville after truck catches...
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...
View ArticleSt. Lawrence County proposal would give extra days off for medical visits...
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
View ArticleDoctor gets 40 years for illegally distributing opioids
CBS News - Prosecutors said Dr. Joel Smithers ran a medical practice in Virginia like an interstate drug distribution ring
View ArticleSharon Kleyne Supports Life-Saving Floating Medical Clinics On Kleyne Talk Radio
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View ArticleTold to Google abortion: Access to medical service 'bureaucratic, judgmental,...
Stuff.co.nz - OPINION: I wouldn't want any pregnant person to have to go through what I did to access abortion.
View ArticleHigh Medical Bills Set Up Major Legal Showdown in California
New York Times - Sutter Health, the big hospital group, is accused of abusing its market power to charge higher prices.
View ArticleWhat's the life expectancy in your neighborhood? Here's how to find out
KXAN NBC Austin - The report shows a correlation between life expectancy and non-medical factors like income, poverty rate, race and education in Texas.
View ArticleApp gives rural doctors 24/7 access to medical specialists
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.
View ArticleJRMC receives Best Places to Work in Healthcare award
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.
View ArticleThree Years Later, The Health Wagon, Discovered
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...
View ArticleEmployees at a Maine hospital made a 'wall of shame' showing confidential...
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.
View Article'It's very unethical': Audio shows hospital kept vegetative patient on life...
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,...
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