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EXPOSED! Top Dem linked to veteran’s death (he was a father!)

“On the Holmes Front, with Frank Holmes” A U.S. senator’s office knew that the Veterans Association over-prescribed painkillers that caused a veteran to overdose, but the office did nothing about it. Now veterans groups are going all-out to stop the Democrat from returning to Washington this November. Doctors at the… Read More

Trump announces clever plan to lower drug prices for seniors (wow!)

President Donald Trump will propose lowering prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in rebates that drug companies pay to insurers and middlemen, an administration official said. A senior administration official outlined the plan Thursday on condition of anonymity ahead of the release of Trump’s 2019… Read More

Nursing homes are reducing use of these drugs (Here’s why… )

U.S. nursing homes have significantly reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among their elderly residents, responding to pressure from many directions. Yet advocacy groups insist that overmedication remains a major problem, and want the pressure to intensify. According to the latest data from the federal Centers for Medicare &… Read More

Hospitals begin to take new approach to elderly patients

When 86-year-old Carol Wittwer took a taxi to the emergency room, she expected to be admitted to the hospital. She didn’t anticipate being asked if she cooks for herself. If she has friends in her high-rise. Or if she could spell lunch backward. “H-C-N-U-L,” she said, ruling out a type… Read More

MLB to introduce expanded protective netting in all 30 ballparks

All 30 major league ballparks will have expanded protective netting that reaches to at least the far ends of each dugout by opening day. Major League Baseball made the announcement Thursday ahead of an owners’ meeting later in the day. Sponsored: Do THIS tonight and fall asleep in 6 minutes… Read More

Pharmacist convicted in meningitis outbreak sentenced to 8 years in jail

The pharmacist convicted in connection with a deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday after he tearfully apologized to the victims for the pain and suffering they endured. The outbreak killed 76 people and nearly 800 people were sickened in what is considered the… Read More

CEOs team up to create new healthcare company

Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their U.S. employees find quality care “at a reasonable cost.” The business giants offered few details Tuesday and said that the project is in… Read More

Winter causing a big threat to U.S. fresh water? (Here’s why…)

When roads turn into ice rinks, consider trying beet juice, molasses, and even beer or cheese waste to make them safer. So say experts who fear road salt is starting to take a toll on the nation’s waterways, putting everything from fish and frogs to microscopic zooplankton at risk. Tossed… Read More

Supreme Court halts execution of inmate with dementia

The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the execution of an Alabama inmate whose attorneys argue that dementia has left the 67-year-old unable to remember killing a police officer three decades ago. Justices issued a stay Thursday night, the same evening that Vernon Madison was scheduled to receive a lethal injection… Read More