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Photo: ‘It’s a Death Sentence’: US Health Insurance System is Failing, say Doctors ‘It’s a Death Sentence’: US Health Insurance System is Failing, say Doctors
The Guardian - Sun Jan 26, 2025
American doctors are accusing US health insurance giants of causing deadly delays to vital medical procedures and care – and putting profits ahead of their patients’ health. More»

Photo: How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients
New York Times - Sun Sep 1, 2024
Acadia Healthcare is one of America’s largest chains of psychiatric hospitals. More»

Photo: Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
Associated Press - Fri Apr 19, 2024
WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. More»

Photo: Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
WABE-TV - Mon Mar 25, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia - A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. More»

Photo: 'Magic mushroom' Compound Creates a Hyper-connected Brain to Treat Depression 'Magic mushroom' Compound Creates a Hyper-connected Brain to Treat Depression
Live Science - Wed Apr 13, 2022
Psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in "magic mushrooms," could treat depression by creating a hyper-connected brain. More»

Photo: Texas Woman, 26, Charged with Murder Over ‘Self-Induced Abortion’ Texas Woman, 26, Charged with Murder Over ‘Self-Induced Abortion’
The Guardian - Sat Apr 9, 2022
A 26-year-old woman has been charged with murder in Texas after authorities said she caused “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion”, in a state that has the most restrictive abortion laws in the US. More»

Photo: Georgia Hospital in ‘Immediate Jeopardy’ After Discharging Man Too Early Georgia Hospital in ‘Immediate Jeopardy’ After Discharging Man Too Early
WGCL-TV - Tue Apr 5, 2022
CONYERS, GEORGIA - Jerry was found feet away from hospital property unconscious with tubes still sticking out of his body - His loved ones say he was discharged because his insurance ran out. More»

Photo: Metro Atlanta Doctors Paint a Bleak Picture of Omicron's Toll Metro Atlanta Doctors Paint a Bleak Picture of Omicron's Toll
Marietta Daily Journal - Sat Jan 22, 2022
As they did five months ago when the delta variant was ravaging Georgia, doctors from six of metro Atlanta's largest healthcare providers joined forces Thursday to pull back the curtain on the toll omicron is now taking on their hospitals. More»

Photo: Florida Health Official Put on Leave After Encouraging Staff to Get Covid Vaccine Florida Health Official Put on Leave After Encouraging Staff to Get Covid Vaccine
The Guardian - Wed Jan 19, 2022
A health official who helped lead Florida’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been put on administrative leave as state officials investigate whether he tried to compel employees to get vaccinated. More»

Photo: Desperate Hospitals Asking Covid Infected Staff to Return Desperate Hospitals Asking Covid Infected Staff to Return
Politico - Mon Jan 17, 2022
Hospitals and long-term care facilities are so short staffed that many are compelling Covid-positive doctors and nurses to return to work, arguing that bringing back asymptomatic or even symptomatic staff is the only way they can keep their doors open amid a spike in hospitalizations. More»

Photo: US COVID Hospitalizations Hit New Record High, Raising Risks for Patients US COVID Hospitalizations Hit New Record High, Raising Risks for Patients
NPR - Tue Jan 11, 2022
The omicron-driven surge has sent COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocketing across the US, reaching a new pandemic high this week with 145,982 patients hospitalized. More»

Photo: New Year's Eve Knoxville Planned Parenthood fire is Ruled as Arson New Year's Eve Knoxville Planned Parenthood fire is Ruled as Arson
NPR - Fri Jan 7, 2022
The New Year's Eve fire that destroyed a Knoxville, Tennessee, Planned Parenthood building was intentionally set, investigators and officials have ruled. More»

Photo: A hospital offered a payment plan for baby's NICU stay — $45,843 a month for a year A hospital offered a payment plan for baby's NICU stay — $45,843 a month for a year
NPR - Tue Dec 21, 2021
Close to midnight on November 12, 2020, Bisi Bennett was sitting on the couch in her pajamas and feeling uncomfortable. More»

Photo: ‘A terrible tragedy’: US Passes 800,000 Covid Deaths – Highest in the World ‘A terrible tragedy’: US Passes 800,000 Covid Deaths – Highest in the World
The Guardian - Tue Dec 14, 2021
The US death toll from Covid-19 has passed 800,000, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after vaccines became available last spring. More»

Photo: Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States
Nature.com - Wed Nov 17, 2021
Evaluation of death certificates from national database paints grim picture for pregnant women. More»

Photo: US Announces Big Hike in Medicare Premiums US Announces Big Hike in Medicare Premiums
CNN - Sat Nov 13, 2021
The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug. More»

Photo: Salmonella outbreak linked to onions: Throw away onions if you don't know where they're from, CDC says Salmonella outbreak linked to onions: Throw away onions if you don't know where they're from, CDC says
USA Today - Thu Oct 21, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked fresh whole onions to a growing and mysterious salmonella outbreak. More»

Photo: Atlanta VA Begins Processing Mail That Sat for Ten Months Following Investigation Atlanta VA Begins Processing Mail That Sat for Ten Months Following Investigation
WSB-TV - Tue Sep 21, 2021
ATLANTA, Georgia — Thousands of pieces of mail were moved to a basement at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and left there for months. More»

Photo: Texas Veteran Dies of Treatable Pancreatitis While Waiting for Hospital Bed Texas Veteran Dies of Treatable Pancreatitis While Waiting for Hospital Bed
Daily Mail - Fri Aug 27, 2021
A US Army veteran died of a treatable illness while waiting for a hospital bed as doctors struggled to find a facility that would accept him. More»

Photo: Full ICUs Are Creating a Dangerous ER Backlog and Forcing Hospitals to Cancel Surgeries Full ICUs Are Creating a Dangerous ER Backlog and Forcing Hospitals to Cancel Surgeries
CNN - Sat Aug 14, 2021
Michael Kagan, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, says the cancerous lymph nodes in his neck are like a "ticking time bomb" - But there's little he can do. More»

Photo: Pandemic helped cause biggest drop in US life expectancy since WWII, study finds Pandemic helped cause biggest drop in US life expectancy since WWII, study finds
ABC News - Thu Jun 24, 2021
A new study estimates that life expectancy in the United States decreased by nearly two years from 2018 to 2020, primarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the largest drop since World War II. More»

Photo: Rural community in shock after Georgia raids clinic vaccinating teachers Rural community in shock after Georgia raids clinic vaccinating teachers
NBC News - Fri Feb 5, 2021
ELBERTON, Georgia - A small Georgia city was still in shock Friday, days after state health workers raided the busiest medical clinic in the county and seized its Covid-19 vaccine supply because staffers had given doses to teachers. More»

Photo: 'I really feel angry': Wellstar patients hit with massive bills due to liens 'I really feel angry': Wellstar patients hit with massive bills due to liens
Becker's Healthcare - Wed Feb 3, 2021
Many hospitals - especially those belonging to large, wealthy health systems - increase revenue by using liens to bypass patients' insurance and collect full charges from accident victims' settlements, according to a February 1 report from The New York Times. More»

Photo: Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site shut down after protesters gather Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site shut down after protesters gather
Los Angeles Times - Sat Jan 30, 2021
Dodger Stadium's mass COVID-19 vaccination site was shut down Saturday afternoon as dozens of protesters gathered at the entrance, stalling hundreds of motorists who had been waiting in line for hours. More»

Photo: Florida data scientist Whistleblower Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge Florida data scientist Whistleblower Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge
Yahoo News - Sun Jan 17, 2021
Rebekah Jones, the fired Florida Department of Health data scientist-turned-whistleblower, said Saturday she will be "turning herself in" to Florida police on Sunday after a warrant was issued for her arrest. More»

Photo: Colorado Republican Incites Violence Against Health Workers by Publishing Their Home Addresses Colorado Republican Incites Violence Against Health Workers by Publishing Their Home Addresses
Raw Story - Thu Dec 31, 2020
The leader of the Republican Party chapter in Parker, Colorado has apologized after he declared "war" on public health officials and publicized their home addresses. More»

Photo: Wisconsin Hospital Employee 'Intentionally' Destroyed 500 COVID Vaccine Doses Wisconsin Hospital Employee 'Intentionally' Destroyed 500 COVID Vaccine Doses
Associated Press - Thu Dec 31, 2020
AURORA, Wisconsin - Police and federal authorities are investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine. More»

Photo: Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Stuck In Warehouses Until Federal Orders, Pfizer Says Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Stuck In Warehouses Until Federal Orders, Pfizer Says
Huffington Post - Thu Dec 17, 2020
Millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are languishing in warehouses awaiting shipment instructions from the Trump administration — even as states are clamoring for them - vaccine manufacturer Pzifer said in a statement Thursday. More»

Photo: "We want them infected": Trump appointee demanded "herd immunity" strategy, emails reveal "We want them infected": Trump appointee demanded "herd immunity" strategy, emails reveal
Politico - Wed Dec 16, 2020
HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. More»

Photo: Covid-19 vaccine: Allergy warning over new jab Covid-19 vaccine: Allergy warning over new jab
BBC - Wed Dec 9, 2020
People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say. More»

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