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Opinion | Medicaid cuts will devastate our community
The Sunnyside Sun - Washington State
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Representative Dan Newhouse needs to get real about the impact of the Medicaid cuts he voted for. His vote for HR1 helped it pass through the U.S. House of Representatives by a margin of one vote. In a press release he downplayed the enormous cuts...
9 medicos from K'taka trapped in war-torn Iran, plead for evacuation; NRI Forum urges Centre to act
Daijiworld News
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June 17, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi Udupi, June 17: As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, nine medical students from Karnataka stranded in Tehran have made a desperate plea for evacuation, fearing for their safety amidst ongoing missile and...
Mount Sinai Hospital adopts Flosonics Medical’s fluid monitoring wearable
Medical Device Network
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June 17, 2025
Mount Sinai has become the first hospital to implement FloPatch, a wearable device designed by Canada-based Flosonics Medical to monitor blood flow in its intensive care units (ICU). The FloPatch enables ICU clinicians to perform haemodynamic...
Arkansas attorney general announces arrest, 2 convictions in cases investigated by Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 17, 2025
Authorities last week arrested a Little Rock woman charged with exploiting a person to defraud Medicaid, according to a Tuesday news release from Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin that also touted two convictions earlier this month in cases...
Israeli tanks kill 59 people at Gaza aid site, local medics say
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 17, 2025
Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as desperate residents struggle for food. The Israeli...
'Shells started falling': Israeli tanks kill 59 people at Gaza aid site, local medics say
SBS
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Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get food from trucks in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest acts of violence yet since the resumption of aid distribution. Video shared on social...
Rick Scott shares personal healthcare story and views on Medicaid
Duval Times - Florida
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June 16, 2025
Rick Scott, a prominent political figure, shared his thoughts and experiences through a series of tweets on June 16, 2025. His posts touched upon personal history with healthcare challenges and highlighted the importance of Medicaid as a safety...
Rick Scott criticizes Medicaid spending and calls out Iran's actions
Duval Times - Florida
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June 17, 2025
Rick Scott, a prominent political figure, recently expressed his views on several pressing issues via social media. His comments touched upon the allocation of taxpayer dollars for Medicaid, the economic strategies of blue states, and...
LG V K Saxena approves dissolution of Delhi Medical Council over irregularities
The Print
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June 17, 2025
New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Lt Governor V K Saxena has approved the proposal of the Delhi government for the dissolution of the Delhi Medical Council over alleged irregularities, officials said on Tuesday. He also directed the Health Department to...
John Barrasso outlines policy priorities including Medicaid reform and economic legislation
Central Wyoming News
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June 16, 2025
U.S. States Senator John Barrasso | wikipediaU.S. States Senator John Barrasso | wikipedia Senator John Barrasso has taken to social media to outline his political stance and legislative goals. His recent posts address key issues such as Medicaid,...
Army Reserve Medical Command units lead inaugural IRT in MOWA Choctaw Indian Reservation
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 17, 2025
MOUNT VERNON, Ala. - More than 70 "Warrior Medics of the Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey-based 7245th Medical Support and 7358th Veterinary Detachment; as well as the Newark, Delaware-based 7221st MSU and the Louisville, Kentucky-based 7356th VD;...
Former South Deerfield resident sentenced to probation, must pay nearly $14K in Medicaid fraud case
Greenfield Recorder - Massachusetts
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June 17, 2025
GREENFIELD — Brenda Bialecki, 60, formerly of South Deerfield, was sentenced to two years probation and must pay $13,600 in restitution after she pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon to single counts of Medicaid...
Chesapeake man charged with 42 counts of unlawful filming after cellphone found in medical facility restroom
The Virginian-Pilot
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June 17, 2025
CHESAPEAKE — A man accused of using a cellphone to record people using a restroom in a Chesapeake medical facility over a 3½-year period has been charged with multiple counts of unlawful filming as investigators try to identify victims, according...
South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million in Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
More 95.5 - South Dakota
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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota will get about $10.1 million as part of a national $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over their role in the opioid crisis. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the payments,...
R. Kelly Hospitalized Following Medication Overdose In Prison: Lawyers
Patch
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June 17, 2025
Posted Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 11:45 am CT|Updated Tue, Jun 17, 2025 at 12:08 pm CT CHICAGO — The lawyers for R. Kelly, who is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence for his 2021 racketeering and sex trafficking conviction, claim the singer was...
Nebraska Hospital Association condemns new Medicaid funding reduction
KNOP - Nebraska
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June 17, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska Hospital Association issued strong condemnation on Tuesday of a Senate Finance Committee tax bill that would restrict Medicaid funding through State Directed Payments programs. The NHA said that such a drastic...
Free tour of KU Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden set for summer solstice
The Lawrence Times - Kansas
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Share this post or save for later KU has invited community members to welcome the summer solstice with a free tour of the university’s Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden, which is part of the Field Station. The tour will be led by Kelly...
'Save His Leg': Ukrainian Medics Scramble To Save Lives
Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty
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June 17, 2025
Working from a makeshift "stabilization point," Ukrainian military medics work fast to provide emergency care for the wounded, treating both soldiers and local civilians in the Sumy region. The area, near Russia's border, is under heavy aerial...
STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Lilly deal, a gene therapy shock for Duchenne families, and more
STAT - Massachusetts
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June 17, 2025
Top of the morning to you. Unfortunately, soggy gray skies are enveloping the placid Pharmalot campus, but our spirits remain decidedly sunny, nonetheless. Why? We will trot out a bit of wisdom from the dearly departed Morning Mayor, who taught us...
The herbal medicine meme stock
Morning Brew - New York
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June 17, 2025
Don’t tell your cousin who’s been holding GameStop since 2021 about this traditional Chinese medicine company: Shares of Hong Kong-based Regencell—which has no revenue and lost over $10 million in the last two fiscal years—are up almost 60,000%...