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Milwaukee woman dies after leaving ER due to long wait, family says
The family claims that the hospital later called to check on her, by which point she had already collapsed and was on her way back via ambulance.
Lawsuit over Connecticut teen’s diagnosis, psych treatment heads to trial
Justina Pelletier eventually was returned to the care of her parents in 2014 after a judge’s order.
7 CPR steps everyone should know
Doing CPR right away can double or even triple a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest.
Giving birth now costs more than a US woman earns in a month
A new study revealed that the cost of childbirth has become exorbitant for many mothers — regardless of insurance status.
Paul Batura: Routine physical saved my life – here’s how to make your health a priority in the new year
Preventative medical examinations have long been the gold standard of healthy living.
Texas judge rules hospital can remove baby Tinslee Lewis from life support, family has week to appeal
The child’s family has a week to appeal the decision.
Hospitals across US investing in real estate to help with homelessness, mental health
Some hospitals are getting into real estate. The reason? Cut skyrocketing healthcare costs and improve patients’ prognoses.
South Carolina hospice patient gets dying wish to be baptized, video goes viral
The dying wish of a Navy veteran to be baptized came true this week thanks to the help of an assisted living facility in South Carolina.
Marc Little: This milestone proves ‘Trump-a-nomics’ is working better than Dems’ nanny state
Economics under President Trump’s leadership are working in Americans’ favor, Cure Board Chairman Marc Little said Thursday.
Woman with dementia stuns with rendition of Sinatra’s ‘My Way’
The touching memory was captured on camera by the woman’s daughter.
Pregnant mom worries previous botched tummy tuck may harm unborn baby: ‘What have I done?’
She claims doctors have warned her that her reconstructed belly button may open back up.
Auburn hospital says 26 infants, 27 adult patients possibly exposed to tuberculosis
The period of potential exposure was determined to be between April 22 and Sept. 30, 2019.
Seattle Children’s shuts down 11 operating rooms over mold concerns
The move comes several months after a mold infestation left at least one person dead and give others sickened.
Justin Haskins: Warren health care plan would be a devastating national nightmare and harm all Americans
Elizabeth Warren has a plan to destroy America’s health care system, deprive Americans of choice and timely access to medical care, cause needless deaths, create a gigantic new government health care bureaucracy, and throw Americans in the health insurance industry onto the unemployment rolls.
Widow studying to become nurse after husband dies following heart transplant
Just four months after his death, she enrolled in courses and began her three-year program.
California doctor found guilty in $12M Medicare scheme; single-use catheters repackaged
A California doctor was found guilty Wednesday for his role in a $12 million Medicare scheme where he falsely diagnosed patients in order to give them unnecessary procedures, overbilled Medicare for said procedures and also repackaged used, contaminated catheters for use on other patients, the Justice Department said.
Idaho girl, 9, has half her skull removed after her head was impaled by rebar when she fell from a tree: reports
A 9-year-old girl from Idaho had half her skull removed after her head was impaled by a piece of rebar when she fell out of a tree Monday, reports say.
Women plastic surgeons in Africa leading charge against most underreported health epidemic impacting males
A dedicated group of female doctors are determined to buck the mortality trend by becoming leading plastic surgeons.
Mom misdiagnosed with cancer underwent chemotherapy, mastectomy, lawyers claim
She said the last few years have been “incredibly difficult” for the family.