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Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said
Focused on Work, Needed at Home: A Federal Caregiving Policy Might Help
(Candice Evers for WPLN and KFF Health News) Jill Woodrow reached a tipping point as a caregiver when her mom began struggling to communicate information about her latest doctor appointments. Woodrow’s mother, a uterine cancer survivor, was seeing specialists to get to the bottom of several new, concerning symptoms. “When she would try to tell
How digital platforms and policy shifts reshape GLP-1 affordability
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Teen son of Florida COVID ‘whistleblower’ Rebekah Jones busted for threatening to shoot up school
The teen son of Rebekah Jones, a former Florida health department staffer who claimed she was asked to doctor COVID-19 data, was arrested this week for threatening to shoot up his school, officials said. The 13-year-old was charged Wednesday with a second-degree felony for allegedly issuing the threats online...
Florida officials deleted data, stats from dubious COVID analysis: report
Data deceit — "You can call it a lie by omission" Beth Mole - Apr 7, 2023 10:05 pm UTC Enlarge / Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo speaks at a press conference. Florida health officials deleted key data and statistics from a state analysis on the safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, falsely making them appear
Florida GOP’s New Anti-Trans Bill Is so Extreme It Could Ban Treatment for Breast Cancer
A Florida House of Representatives committee on Wednesday advanced an anti-trans bill that is so broad and so extreme that it could also prevent people from getting treated for breast cancer.The bill passed the Healthcare Regulation Committee by a vote of 12-5 and now heads to the House for a vote...
Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Lawmaker Pleads Guilty in Covid Fraud Case
Joseph Harding, a leading Republican co-sponsor for Florida’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements—and faces up to 35 years in prison.The former Florida state representative resigned in December, after being indicted by a federal grand jury for using inactive businesses to apply for
Florida Atlantic keeps proving its March Madness run is no fluke
Basketball Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY SportsFlorida Atlantic is supposed to be here, and they proved it on basketball’s biggest ...
Florida Lottery adds new midday drawing for ticket buyers : NEWSFINALE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Lottery is adding a new drawing… The post Florida Lottery adds new midday drawing for ticket buyers appeared first on NewsFinale...
Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba after rinsing sinuses with tap water: report
A Florida resident died after being infected by a rare amoeba last week, health officials say...
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Festering Infections to Untreated Cancer: ICE Detainees Describe Medical Neglect Across US
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth as he languished for months in a New Mexico immigration detention center. A Honduran mother of two said she was hospitalized for a heart problem after she was denied blood pressure medications while held in Florida. A Venezuelan man said
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Focused on Work, Needed at Home: A Federal Caregiving Policy Might Help
(Candice Evers for WPLN and KFF Health News) Jill Woodrow reached a tipping point as a caregiver when her mom began struggling to communicate information about her latest doctor appointments. Woodrow’s mother, a uterine cancer survivor, was seeing specialists to get to the bottom of several new, concerning symptoms. “When she would try to tell
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Baffling. Frustrating. Frightening. What It’s Like To Be Sued Over Medical Debt.
When Christine Wood received a $12,000 bill from Bristol Hospital, she thought it must be a mistake. It was more than she and her husband made in a month combined. “I’m freaking out,” said Wood, who lives in a 1,700-square-foot home in Terryville, a village just outside Bristol, Connecticut. “I don’t understand it.” Wood, 52
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Former Angels Top Prospect Jordyn Adams, 26, Commits To SMU Football
The 2018 wide receiver recruiting class was spearheaded by top prospects Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase. Both elite talents lived up to the immense hype and have since become All-Pro receivers in the NFL. Lost in that group was the player who sat between Brown and Chase in the rankings — a once highly-touted