KHON2 |
State confirms first case of rat lungworm disease on Oahu since 2010
Hawaii News Now The case brings the total number sickened by the disease, caused by a brain-invading parasite, to 16 so far in 2017. The Oahu patient, the state Department of Health said, is hospitalized. The illness was confirmed late Tuesday. Officials said the Oahu ... First Rat Lungworm Case Since 2010 Reported On Oahu |
USA TODAY |
Prosecutor: Mom faked son's illness, lied about being a doctor
USA TODAY CINCINNATI — A woman who was seeking treatment for her son that prosecutors say was unnecessary convinced doctors at a Cincinnati hospital that she was a physician. Monika Burgett “became a member the health care team,” as her then-3-year-old son ... Mom accused of lying about being doctor, faking son's cancer Mum faked son's cancer, pretended to be a doctor |
Mom accused of lying about being doctor, faking son's cancer
ABC News A woman has been accused of pretending to be a doctor and falsely claiming her preschool-age son had terminal cancer so he could receive unnecessary hospital care and opioids. A Hamilton County prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday at the trial of Monika ... |
NPR |
47 Hospitals Slashed Their Use Of Two Key Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes
NPR Even before media reports and a congressional hearing vilified Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for raising prices on a pair of lifesaving heart drugs, Dr. Umesh Khot knew something was very wrong. Khot is a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic ... Use of two heart medications declined after price spike Use of common heart drugs dropped after price increases, Cleveland Clinic study finds |
NBCNews.com |
B-1 Bombers Key to a US Plan to Strike North Korean Missile Sites
NBCNews.com The Pentagon has prepared a specific plan for a preemptive strike on North Korea's missile sites should President Trump order such an attack. Two senior military officials — and two senior retired officers — told NBC News that key to the plan would ... Pentagon plan for pre-emptive strike on North Korea would reportedly launch from base in Guam |