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Nevada Bomber Had Lost Nursing License

LAS VEGAS — A former nurse who authorities say killed himself shortly before exploding two powerful bombs targeting his former boss in a rural Nevada town had previously been investigated for unaccounted morphine at the hospital where he worked, state documents indicate. The state said it investigated Glenn Franklin Jones for two incidents in 2015 […]

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Gift to College Includes Memoir of Civil War Nurse

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Confederate currency, bone dice and a memoir from a nurse who also was a Union spy are among a 3,000-piece Civil War collection that the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth is adding to its library. The Bobby D. Lawrence collection was a gift from the Lawrence family of Leavenworth, The Kansas City […]

Family Sues Over Death Outside Hospital

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —The family of a Florida woman who died outside a hospital after she was forcibly removed by police has filed a federal lawsuit against those who forced her exit. Frances Scott, who is the personal representative of the estate of Barbara Dawson, filed it against Calhoun Liberty Hospital, including two of its former […]

Congressman dies after cancer battle

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Rep. Mark Takai of Hawaii has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his office announced Wednesday. He was 49. “The Takai family thanks the people of Hawaii for their support during this difficult time,” said an official statement issued by the congressman’s office, which noted Takai was surrounded by his family. […]

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Op-Ed: Data ignores health care challenges for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Six years later, more than 20 million people have gained health coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While this is an achievement worth celebrating, millions continue to go without health insurance and finding them can be difficult due to lacking data from previous enrollment periods. Are all communities and groups being counted in […]

Recent Police Shootings Draw Attention to Veterans’ Mental Health

CHARLOTTE — In the past two weeks eight law enforcement officers have lost their lives at the hand of a shooter. The most recent killings happened on Sunday when Gavin Long killed two Baton Rouge officers and a sheriff’s deputy. In Dallas, five officers were killed by shooter Micah Johnson. Both of the shooters had […]

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Roof’s mental state emerging as key issue in Charleston church killings

CHARLESTON- The mental state of Dylann Roof of Columbia, an avowed white supremacist, has emerged as a key issue in his upcoming federal death penalty trial for killing nine African-American church members. Prosecutors and defense lawyers discussed procedural issues connected to Roof’s state of mind at a hearing Monday before U.S. Judge Richard Gergel without […]

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Hawaii Nurses Can Approve Medical Marijuana

HONOLULU — Hawaii patients have more options to gain access to medical marijuana now that nurses can certify people for use of the drug, a change advocates say was needed because there’s a shortage of doctors willing to do the certifications. Gov. David Ige signed a bill July 11 updating the state’s medical marijuana dispensary […]

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Black Doctors Ignore Distrust to Save Police Lives

DALLAS — When officers who’d been shot by a sniper in downtown Dallas started showing up at Parkland Memorial Hospital, trauma surgeon Dr. Brian H. Williams went to work, pushing aside the inner conflict he faces every day as a black man who’s fearful when encountering police. He sees the news about black men dying […]

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UMass Gets Nursing Grant for Addiction, Mental Health

AMHERST, Mass. —— The University of Massachusetts-Amherst nursing school has received a nearly $900,000 federal grant to help student nurses recognize and help patients suffering from substance abuse and mental illness. The program is called SBIRT, which stands for screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment. It’s an approach for delivering early intervention and treatment […]

E.R. on S.D. Reservation Reopening

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A shuttered emergency room at a government-run hospital on South Dakota’s Rosebud Indian Reservation is reopening after seven months. Chris Buchanan, acting Great Plains area director for the Indian Health Service, told tribal officials in an email that the facility was reopening July 15, the Argus Leader newspaper reported. It’s been […]

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Poll: Most Expect Better Life Under Clinton

WASHINGTON — Americans have mixed feelings on which presidential candidate will do better on health care, trade, the economy, terrorism and other important issues. But when they simply consider whether they personally would be better off, they prefer the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll shows that Americans are more likely […]

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