New Jersey joins blue state health alliance rejecting Trump’s CDC; What could go wrong?
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey has officially joined forces with seven Northeastern states and New York City in a new regional health partnership aimed at strengthening science-based public health policy while pushing…
EPA Exposed Mice To Gun Smoke Then Dissected Them To Study ‘Adverse Health Effects’ Of Firearm Use
EPA Exposed Mice To Gun Smoke Then Dissected Them To Study ‘Adverse Health Effects’ Of Firearm Use Robert Schmad on December 14, 2023 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers exposed mice to gun…
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Doctor Affiliated with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
BOSTON – A Texas man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening a Boston doctor who provided care for members of the transgender community. Matthew Jordan Lindner, 39, of…
Health insurer Centene raises 2024 profit forecast
By Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -U.S. health insurer Centene Corp on Tuesday raised its 2024 adjusted profit forecast, bringing it broadly in line with Wall Street expectations, mainly due to higher premiums and…
New Jersey’s New Mental Health Bill Would Give Criminals ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card Says GOP
TRENTON, NJ – Controversial legislation, S-524, was passed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate, raising concerns from Senator Joe Pennacchio (R-26) about its potential impact on public safety and the justice system.…
Buffalo Landlord Sentenced for Multiple Health Violations
BUFFALO, NY – Carrie A. Preischel, a 41-year-old from Boston, received a sentence of a one-year conditional discharge and 100 hours of community service. Buffalo City Court Judge JaHarr Pridgen issued the…
Navalny aides voice fears for his health after prison faint
(Reuters) – Aides to jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said on Friday they were seriously worried about his health and had been unable to contact him for three days. Navalny, 47,…
West New York Financial Advisor Convicted on 11 Counts at Trial in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
CAMDEN, N.J. – A West New York financial advisor was found guilty on 11 counts of defrauding public health insurance plans out of more than $4 million and transacting in the criminal…
New Jersey Marketing Exec Sentenced for Health Care Fraud
NEWARK, N.J. – Michael Drobish, 46, of Cedar Grove, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his involvement in a health care fraud scheme that cost over $6 million. Drobish,…
Brooklyn Health Aide Struck by Stray Bullet Outside Coney Island Playground
BROOKLYN, NY – A 43-year-old home health aide was struck by a stray bullet near a Coney Island playground in Brooklyn. The incident occurred on Monday, just before noon outside an apartment…
Exclusive-World animal health body warns of swine fever vaccine risks as Vietnam readies exports
By Francesco Guarascio, Khanh Vu and Mikhail Flores HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) -The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) is warning that more testing of African swine fever vaccines is needed, triggered by Vietnam’s…
Alcohol taxes aren’t high enough, says World Health Organisation
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European…
More than 15,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7 -Palestinian health minister
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -More than 15,900 Palestinians, including 250 health workers, have been killed in Gaza since the outbreak of war on Oct. 7, the Palestinian health minister…
Former Employee of Beaver County Health Care Facility Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges Related to Assaults Against Disabled Residents
PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal hate crime charges, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Tyler Smith, 32, of New…
Med First Agrees to Pay $1,450,000 to Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations in South Carolina Clinic
GREENSBORO – Med First Immediate Care & Family Practice, P.A. (Med First) has agreed to pay the government $1,450,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its clinic in Dillon, South Carolina…
Health Officials Warn of Deadly ‘Gas Station Heroin’ in New Jersey
NEW JERSEY, NJ – The state of New Jersey is experiencing a surge in the use of Tianeptine, commonly known as “gas station heroin,” “Zaza Red,” “Tianaa,” and “Pegasus.” Marketed as a…
Colombia proposed health reform could push costs up by $234 million next year
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s health sector could see costs grow by 929 billion pesos ($234.7 million) in 2024 if the government’s proposed health reform is approved by Congress, the finance ministry said…
Climate change is the biggest human health risk, says Africa’s disease boss
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change is the biggest threat to human health in Africa and the rest of the world, the head of the continent’s public health agency said.…
WHO says Gaza’s health system must be protected as disease spreads
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Gaza’s vulnerable health infrastructure to be safeguarded as the war-torn enclave faces an increased risk of epidemics…
Mansfield Woman Defrauds Health and Human Services Technology Solutions Company Out of $3.7 Million
A Mansfield woman pleaded guilty today to a $3.7 million wire fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Tanisha Adderley, 51, was charged via criminal information in…
Biden campaign taps Pelosi on Obamacare after Trump threatens health law
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign enlisted former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday to warn about threats to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known…
Health Officials Warn of Bacterial Disease Spreading in Lakewood, Ocean County
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Northern Ocean County faces a health challenge with a rising number of shigella cases, a bacterium found in the intestinal tract of infected individuals and shed through feces. According…
Utica Police Successfully Resolve Mental Health Crisis with No Injuries
UTICA, NY – On November 10th, 2023, Utica Police responded to a mental health crisis on Avery Pl involving a potentially suicidal and armed individual. Upon arrival, officers located the individual inside…
Trump’s physician says he is in ‘excellent health,’ has lost weight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s physician wrote in a note released on Monday that the former president is in “excellent heath” and that “he will continue to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle…
Two Charged With $12 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Two individuals were charged with submitting fraudulent claims for corticosteroid injections and other services that were not performed and unlawfully distributing hydrocodone, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha…
New Jersey’s Red Counties Outperforming Blue Ones in Reproductive Health Care
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A new report card issued by March of Dimes for New Jersey shows the state’s level of care for pre-term babies has fallen drastically under New Jersey Governor…
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