VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
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- VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
- Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis
- Country singer Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Tenn.
- Waxman released from hospital
- Mitchell flight halted after crew seeks medical help
- Twitter High: California Group Sells Medical Marijuana nline
- Panel Suggests US Medical Priorities
VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
The Associated Press
But Nashville lawyer Mike Sheppard describes that claims process as cumbersome particularly for veterans who have tested positive for HIV and hepatitis. “Some of these veterans are scared” said Sheppard who has about 50 of the VA’s former endoscopic patients as clients. He said complaints about VA medical care must be filed under the federal torts claim law. Sheppard said his clients are telling him that VA officials have sent them letters and in some cases have contacted them by telephone “stating they are sending them some documents and they will be considering some compensation. “Roberts said the VA has made no offer of any special compensation. She declined to comment about any potential benefit for the affected veterans beyond continuing to provide them medical care. Roberts said Thursday that she is trying to provide VA records on medical complaints.
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Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis
The Associated Press
The illness is treatable but there is no cure. Symptoms can include nausea diarrhea fatigue pain and jaundice. Rose Medical Center officials told a news conference Thursday night they were working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to determine whether Parker was the source of the virus. It could not be determined Thursday night whether Parker had an attorney. Parker worked at Rose from ct. 21 2008 until April. Hospital officials say she was suspended April 13 before they learned of the cases and then fired.
Country singer Ferlin Husky hospitalized in Tenn.
The Associated Press
4 hours agoNASHVILLE Tenn. (AP) — A spokesman for country star Ferlin Husky says the singer has been hospitalized in Tennessee. Tracy Pitcox president of Heart of Texas Records said the 83-year-old was admitted to the critical care unit of Summit Medical Center in Hermitage on Thursday. Pitcox said he had an accelerated heart rate and possible pneumonia and doctors were treating him for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pitcox said he was very weak and tests would be performed on Friday and through the weekend. Husky was hospitalized in April with congestive heart failure and pneumonia after a month long tour in Texas. Husky was country music’s top entertainer in the early 1960s with hits like “Wings of a Dove” and “Gone.
Waxman released from hospital
USA Today
Henry Waxman D-Calif. said he was released from the hospital today and that he will return to Washington next week for work. Just days after getting a climate change bill through the House the Energy and.
Mitchell flight halted after crew seeks medical help
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A runway at Mitchell International Airport closed for about an hour after a crew member of an American Eagle flight needed medical assistance while the plane was taxiing to the runway. Airport officials were called to the plane that was taxiing about 6:15 a. Radio station 620 WTMJ reported the crew member seeking medical attention was the pilot but an airport spokesman and a spokeswoman said they could not confirm whether it was the pilot or another crew member that needed help. American Eagle’s media office was closed in observance of the July 4 holiday. Flights had to use the airport’s other runway for takeoffs and landings an airport spokesman said.
Twitter High: California Group Sells Medical Marijuana nline
ABC News
(Courtesy Scott Tejerian)Artists Collective a non-profit California medical marijuana delivery service is now Twittering out its goods and all it takes to get high is a doctor’s note. They’ve got everything from brownies to blunts and the delivery is free. Rather than whispering “.
Panel Suggests US Medical Priorities
New York Times
1 billion in comparing the effectiveness of competing drugs medical devices operations and other treatments for specific health conditions. The report is one of the first concrete steps in a broad effort by administration officials and health experts to shift the focus of medical practice toward scientific evidence — rather than a physician’s personal views or treatments promoted by medical product companies. Currently though in many areas of medicine there is scant data that compare competing strategies. And systems for gathering such data by mining hospital or insurance industry records are also very limited. “Health care decisions too often are a matter of guesswork because we lack good evidence to inform them” said Dr.
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