Authorities plan to give an update on the criminal investigation of an intensive care doctor accused of ordering possibly fatal painkillers for dozens of Ohio hospital patients. The Franklin County prosecutor and Columbus police scheduled a news conference Wednesday to discuss the investigation of Dr. William Husel (HYOO’-suhl). A lawyer for Husel has said he […]
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Registered sex offenders in New York received $63,000 worth of erectile dysfunction drugs and other sexual treatments courtesy of the state’s publicly funded Medicaid program, according to an audit released Wednesday. Federal rules bar Medicaid coverage of sexual treatments for all recipients, not just sex offenders. Yet state Medicaid officials approved $930,000 in improper payments
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Image copyright Getty Images Donald Trump has rowed back on his remarks that the NHS should form part of a future trade deal between the UK and US. The comment, made during his state visit to the UK, prompted a backlash from Conservative leadership candidates, Labour and trade unions. But on Wednesday, the US president
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Birmingham is set to become the first “control the bleed” city in the UK, by equipping venues with kits aimed at helping to save minutes when someone suffers an injury. Lynne Baird – who’s son Daniel died after being stabbed – has been working with Birmingham Community Safety Partnership to develop and roll out the
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People queuing for tuberculosis (TB) screening following an outbreak say they are concerned and wish they had found out sooner. More than 100 people who may have been exposed in Carmarthenshire have been queuing for tests. The outbreak has killed one woman, with 29 cases of TB linked to the infections in the Llanelli area.
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South Korea is concerned North Korea is ignoring its calls for joint efforts to stem the spread of highly contagious African swine fever following an outbreak in North Korea. South Korea’s agricultural ministry on Wednesday says blood tests of pigs from some 340 farms near the inter-Korean border conducted through Tuesday came back negative. Hundreds
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Image copyright Getty Images There has been an “alarming” rise in the rates of self-harm in England, research suggests. A Lancet Psychiatry study found that in 2014, 6% of people had self-harmed, up from 2% in 2000 – with the highest rate in those aged 16-24. But the number getting no help remained at about
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The Latest on a San Francisco proposal to force some people with drug addictions and mental illness into treatment (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Disability Rights California is criticizing San Francisco supervisors for approving a program that would force some people with serious mental illness and drug addiction into treatment. Curt Child of Disability Rights
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Image caption Luis Walker is hoping his mother will be able to buy a drug from Argentina, to help treat his cystic fibrosis In a meeting room tucked away behind a clothes market in east London, around 10 people are meeting to discuss how they might import drugs from South America. This group of patients
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Paris’ regional health agency is recommending that children under seven and pregnant women who live near Notre Dame Cathedral take a blood test over concern the fire that ravaged the monument caused lead pollution. Interested in Notre Dame Fire? Add Notre Dame Fire as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Notre
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