May 19, 2022
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year, saying the outlined methods are safe and risks to the …
May 13, 2022
The shoulder is a fragile and complex joint making injuries to this area a common occurrence. In fact, in 2020 alone, the U.S. Department of Labor reported more than 63,000 private-sector workers suffered from shoulder injuries, with healthcare, construction, and …
July 1, 2020
The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries. …
May 19, 2020
Thermal scanners in Utah and Maryland. Contact tracers in San Francisco. Decontamination technicians in Miami. Meet the people needed to keep the post-Covid economy running. In the wake of a pandemic that’s put millions of Americans out of work, a …
March 20, 2012
Authorities say a cardiac patient and three Central Texas medical personnel have been hurt after their ambulance flipped on a rain-slick highway. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident happened late Sunday afternoon in Waco. DPS says the …
November 22, 2011
The FDA has revoked the agency’s approval of Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer, after concluding that the drug has not been shown to be safe and effective for that use. Avastin will still remain on the market as …
October 27, 2011
Modern health insurance policies and ERISA plans exclude coverage for experimental medical treatments. The question of what types of treatments qualify as experimental is problematic. Adjusting a claim for medical treatment which may be experimental can be a difficult exercise. …
August 25, 2011
Vermont’s largest hospital has acknowledged errors were made in the treatment of a 20-year-old Burlington man who had been hit by a car in his wheelchair, but was released from the hospital and died hours later. An autopsy determined Zachary …
June 17, 2011
Treatment Options Though insecticides may be the treatment of choice for killing bed bugs, other options do exist, according to Henriksen. “There are several different methods that are effective in killing bed bugs. Heat is one of them. Others include …
June 15, 2011
An alarming invasion of bed bugs in homes, hotels, schools, hospitals and other facilities has led to a renewed call for lifting of a government ban on a pesticide once used to combat the bugs and moves in several states …