The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been moved from the hospital to a federal prison 40 miles away that provides specialized medical care, the government said Friday. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was moved from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he has been h … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
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San Francisco probes report Nevada dumped psychiatric patients
From Yahoo! News: By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco’s city attorney said on Monday he has opened an investigation into recent newspaper reports that a Nevada mental hospital was illegally busing hundreds of newly discharged psychiatric patients to California and other states. In a letter to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, City Attorney Dennis Herrera cited a Sacramento Bee investigative series documenting what it described as rampant Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
UPDATE: EMS Director Says 60 To 70 Dead In West Explosion
West EMS Director Dr. George Smith says as many as 60 or 70 people died and at least 100 were injured Wednesday night in a fertilizer plant explosion in West. Original post on kwtx.com Comments on reddit.com
Redditors send free pizza to Boston police and hospitals – Your Community
Lion Air passenger plane crashes into sea off coast of Bali
A PASSENGER plane carrying more than 100 people has crashed into the ocean off the coast of Bali. Original post on news.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Virginia mall shooting leaves two injured, one suspect in custody; Shooter reportedly posted ‘details’ of his plan to a message board beforehand
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A man shot two women at a mall branch of a community college in Virginia Friday before he was subdued by police, a city official said. One of the victims was airlifted to a hospital and the other was taken by ambulance for treatment, said Christianburg city spokeswoman Becky Wilbur. Original post on nydailynews.com Comments on reddit.com
Girl in hospital after poisoning
A girl remains seriously ill in hospital after allegedly being poisoned by her mother. Original post on today.com Comments on reddit.com
Japanese man dies after being turned away from 25 hospitals
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
1. Routine Care, Unforgettable Bills When Sean Recchi, a 42-year-old from Lancaster, Ohio, was told last March that he had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, his wife Stephanie knew she had to get him to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Original post on time.com Comments on reddit.com
German Catholics allow morning-after pill in rape cases – Life
The Roman Catholic Church in Germany said on Thursday it would permit certain types of Original post on calgarysun.com Comments on reddit.com
Russian cop faces 5 years in jail after leaving disabled man to die on street in -40C
After losing his fingers as a result of twelve hours spent in subzero temperatures, a disabled man has died from a blood clot in a Russian hospital. A policeman who refused to fulfill his duty by helping the man is now facing five years behind bars. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
Saudi preacher gets off light for raping, killing daughter – Region – World
Saudi,preacher,gets,off,light,for,raping,,killing,daughter,-,Region,-,World Original post on ahram.org.eg Comments on reddit.com
Diamond defects shrink MRI to the nanoscale: Nature News – Comment
Technique could be sensitive enough to detect structure of a single protein. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Immigrants Are Being Stabbed to Death on the Streets of Athens
But, according to the authorities, it’s definitely not a racist phenomenon. Original post on vice.com Comments on reddit.com
Bathinda gangrape story fabricated, ‘victim’ taken into custody
A Moga woman’s story of her kidnapping from Chandigarh and dumping in Bhatinda after gangrape in a moving car has turned out to false. Bharat Khanna and Ashpuneet Kaur Sandhu report. Original post on hindustantimes.com Comments on reddit.com
UV Light Emitting Machine Disinfects Hospital Rooms In Minutes
It’s a staggering modern-day irony that the most common complication for hospital patients is acquiring an infection during their visit, affecting 1 in 20 patients in the US. It’s a problem estimated to cause millions of infections with 100,000 or so leading to death per year and a whopping $45 billion annually in hospital costs. If this isn’t bad enough, the tragedies from deadly superbugs within healthcare facilities are on the rise and will likely continue as the last lines of antibiotics fail without any new drugs moving fast enough up the pipeline to help. Original post on singularityhub.com Comments on reddit.com
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot following concussion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot following concussion. Original post on sfgate.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore
An Indian student who was left critically ill after being gang-raped on a Delhi bus has died, say doctors who were treating her in Singapore. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Deadly ‘superbugs’ invade U.S. health care facilities
A USA TODAY review finds that deadly CRE bacteria are showing up in hospitals and other health care facilities across the country and there is virtually nothing to stop these ‘superbugs’ at this point. Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
Jeremy Hunt ‘disgusted and appalled’ by reports of neglect at hospital where elderly man died of starvation – Home News – UK
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is ‘disgusted and appalled’ by reports of neglect at a hospital in Worcestershire where a man died of starvation. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The $70 childbirth bill
Bob Greene says a friend’s hospital bill from his 1947 birth is a reminder of how health care costs have skyrocketed. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Israeli officials use fake graphic to justify bombing Gaza hospitals
UN found no evidence to back Israeli claims about misuse of health facilities. Original post on electronicintifada.net Comments on reddit.com
I am ashamed that Ireland’s medieval abortion law still stands – Emer O’Toole – Comment is free
Emer O’Toole: Blame for denying Savita Halappanavar a termination lies with all of us who keep quiet about abortion rights Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Ireland ‘should change abortion law’ after woman’s death – World news
Member of Irish Labour party says country’s almost total ban on abortions must be relaxed Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Woman ‘denied a termination’ dies in hospital – The Irish Times – Wed, Nov 14, 2012
Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant, at University Hospital Galway last month. Original post on irishtimes.com Comments on reddit.com
3D camera for brain surgery a big leap forward
Toronto neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Cusimano, who pioneered what has become an international standard in neurosurgery, is once again breaking new ground, becoming the first surgeon in Canada to use a 3D camera to remove a brain tumour. Original post on thestar.com Comments on reddit.com
Gunman, 3 women dead; 4 others hurt in shooting near Brookfield Square
Authorities say three women were killed, and four other women are hurt following a shooting at the Azana Salon and Spa near Brookfield Mall Sunday morning. Brookfield’s police chief confirmed the gunman, 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, is dead. Authorities believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute. Original post on todaystmj4.com Comments on reddit.com
Indian baby suffers horrendous burns in shocking dowry dispute
An Indian woman has died and her 13-month-old daughter suffered horrendous burns after her husband and father-in-law set them on fire as they slept, in a dispute over a dowry payment. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Pakistani schoolgirl shot by Taliban moved to army HQ hospital
From Yahoo! News: PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani schoolgirl fighting for her life after being shot by Taliban gunmen was transferred on Thursday from a hospital in a province that is a militant haven to a specialist hospital in the army garrison town of Rawalpindi. Malala Yousufzai, 14, was unconscious in critical condition after being shot in the head and neck as she left school on Tuesday, but doctors said she had moved her arms and legs slightly the night before…. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Food Sickens Millions as Company-Paid Checks Find It Safe
William Beach loved cantaloupe — so much so that starting in June last year he ate it almost every day. By August, the 87-year-old retired tractor mechanic from Mustang, Oklahoma, was complaining to his family that he was fatigued, with pain everywhere in his body. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com