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Illegals Getting Montezuma’s Revenge From ‘Bad Burritos”

Jan 14, 2020 Phoenix New Times – The young family from Mexico sat on the wooden benches of the Tucson migrant shelter, cups of chicken soup in hand, as Dr. Timothy Domer ran down the list of questions. They had spent nine months waiting at the border and several days in Border Patrol detention before being transferred to the Casa Alitas shelter by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The family members wore a somewhat bewildered look as a...

House Bill Would Make Trump’s Hospital Reform Permanent

WASHINGTON, DC – An Ohio congressman has introduced a new health care bill that would help to solve the problems of price transparency and affordability. The Patient Fairness Act (H.R.5566), introduced by Congressman Warren Davidson (R-OH), offers two significant improvements to the American health care landscape. The first codifies President Trump’s executive order requiring hospitals to publicly report actual prices of numerous medical procedures. Making hospital prices public would also make it easier for new health insurance companies...

Murder Charges In ‘Redneck’ Pit Bull Attack

Jan 13, 2020 Fox News – Kentucky police have accused a woman of killing a man with an aggressive pit bull, according to reports. Authorities said Donald Abner, 55, died after being mauled by the dog at his home on Pug Lane in Conway overnight Friday, local media reported. Melissa Wolke, 38, was accused of siccing the dog on Abner and refusing to command it to retreat, according to reports. She was charged with murder. “The way I...

State Will Airdrop Vaccine Along Border

State will attempt to vaccinate wildlife from the air; are humans next? Health department airdropping rabies vaccine bait for wildlife along border | Jan 9, 2020 Rio Grande Valley, TX – This week, state health services is airdropping rabies vaccine in an effort to distribute to wildlife over nearly the entire border. In Texas, that’s 1,256 miles. A large target. Small airplanes at the Zapata County Airport are going in and out, dropping baits containing the vaccine over...

Hospital To Pay $2 Mil. Privacy Settlement, Patients Won’t Get A Dime

Health care group settles HIPAA violation after releasing patients' info Jan 09, 2020 NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A health care group based in Virginia has agreed to a settlement of almost $2.2 million after hundreds of patients' health information was wrongfully released. Sentara's settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was one of the largest the agency sought to collect in 2019, The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday. The company runs several hospitals in Virginia including Sentara...

Mexican Border: Portal For Swine Flu, TB, Bioterror

"TB is actually on the rise along the border. I think that 70 to 80 percent of these cases we’re seeing now are related to immigrants. It’s a very high percentage." – Dr. Antonio Falcon, Rio Grande City, Texas KHN | Kaiser Health News Texas Dr. Antonio Falcon: We’re Facing A Catastrophic Situation On The Border Dr. Antonio Falcon, a physician in the border town of Rio Grande City, Texas, considers himself to be the “luckiest family doctor in...

Do We Really Need A Law On Who Gets The Pets In A Divorce?

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Divorce can be dicey, especially when there are children involved. But what about pets? There's a proposed law in Rhode Island addressing just that, and it has pet owners talking. "A dog knows where it wants to go," one Coventry woman told NBC 10 News. "I know where my dog would go: with me." But it's not always that easy. If a marriage crumbles, who gets custody of a pet? Bob Wilson said his...

Trump Okays DNA Tests To Catch Illegals

US to start collecting DNA from people detained at border HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people in immigration custody and submit it to the FBI, with plans to expand nationwide. The information would go into a massive criminal database run by the FBI, where it would be held indefinitely. A memo outlining the program published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security said U.S. citizens and...

Rehab Mogul Caught In $175M Scam; Sex Charges Pending

A drug and alcohol rehab operator faces a lengthy prison term for defrauding insurance companies of millions. No action against those who approved the payments has been announced ... Jan 7, 2019 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The founder of a Los Angeles sober-living facility is facing 20 years in prison for running a $175 million phony health care billing scheme. Christopher Bathum pleaded no contest Monday to 14 felony counts of grand theft, insurance fraud, identity theft...

Pelosi Must Dial 9-1-1, Report “Dangerous” Trump: Prof

"As a coworker, she (Pelosi) has the right to have him (Trump) submit to an involuntary examination, but she has not. Anyone can call 911 to report someone who seems dangerous ... " – Dr. Bandy Lee House Democrats have heeded Yale professor Bandy Lee before; are they listening now? As impeachment proceedings go sidewise, Pelosi given a fresh option for hamstringing Trump Jan 4, 2020 Salon – A Yale psychiatrist who has warned of the dangers of...

200 Congressmen Petition Court To Toss Roe v. Wade

Washington (CNN) More than 200 members of Congress are urging the Supreme Court to reconsider -- if not overrule -- the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion nationwide. Thirty-nine Republican senators and 168 members of the House of Representatives, almost all of them Republicans, signed a so-called "friend of the court" brief filed on Thursday by the national anti-abortion group Americans United for Life in connection with a challenge to a Louisiana...

Court Rejects Fraud Case Against Dr Pepper

Jan. 2, 2020 Food Dive – The parent company of Dr Pepper (now part of Keurig Dr Pepper) did not intentionally mislead consumers to believe Diet Dr Pepper promises weight loss or healthy weight management, and the company did not violate California's consumer fraud laws, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled. Dive Brief: The parent company of Dr Pepper (now part of Keurig Dr Pepper) did not intentionally mislead consumers to believe Diet...

Cops Issue Rabid Coyote Alert In State That Just Banned Coyote Hunts

You can't make this stuff up ... In state that just banned organized coyote hunts, residents are being warned to look out for rabid coyotes LYNNFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Massachusetts wildlife officials are urging the public to report any unusual animal behavior after a rabid coyote cornered a Lynnfield woman in her driveway earlier this week. The coyote, which was captured on Monday, later tested positive for rabies, according to Animal Control. Just 11 days ago: State Bans "Cruel"...

Ginsburg’s New Year’s Resolution: ‘Remain Steadfast’ On Bench

Dec 20, 2019 PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was honored in Philadelphia Thursday night, where she was inducted into the National Museum of American Jewish History’s Only in America Hall of Fame. “She led the fight in the courts for gender equality,” said Nina Totenberg, a longtime friend of Ginsburg who also covers the U.S. Supreme Court for NPR. She described the 5-foot-one-inch legal firebrand as a woman who changed...

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