Florida Man Executed Using New Three-Drug Protocol
Florida Man Executed Using New Three-Drug Protocol
Health & Medicine
Blue Cross Blue Shield Accused of Charging Employers Hidden Fees
Blue Cross Blue Shield Accused of Charging Employers Hidden Fees
UPDATED: Michigan’s Marijuana Dispensaries May Be Forced to Close Their Doors
Michigan’s Marijuana Dispensaries May Be Forced to Close Their Doors
Lawsuit Claims Nestle ‘Spring Water’ is Actually Contaminated Ground Water
Lawsuit Claims Nestle ‘Spring Water’ is Actually Contaminated Ground Water
Hand Fed Versus Tube Fed in Advance Directives
Hand Feeding Versus Tube Feeding in Advance Directives
Chipotle Food Safety Concerns Continue — Rodents Scurry About
Chipotle Food Safety Concerns Continue — Rodents Scurry About
Pharmacies Allegedly Overcharging for Commonly Prescribed Drugs
Pharmacies Allegedly Overcharging for Commonly Prescribed Drugs
Right to Zero Aims High and Stops Short
EarthJustice’s Right to Zero environmental campaign in California is pushing for zero-emissions technologies, but those don’t solve the underlying problem.
Why Aren’t Patients Paying Their Hospital Bills?
According to recent studies, including one from “TransUnion, a company that helps hospitals collect unpaid bills,” more and more people are failing to pay off their entire hospital bills. In fact, according to TransUnion, “more than two-thirds of patients aren’t paying” off their bills, “and that number could increase to 95 percent by 2020.”
Franciscan Health Agrees to $15M Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case
When many parents head to the hospital for the birth of a child, they do so with the expectation that they will be leaving with a happy, healthy, bouncing baby. The last thing on their minds is that the hospital staff will make a life changing mistake. This was the unfortunate reality for one Sauk Village family. Fortunately, a settlement has finally been reached between the family of Nyelle Brown and Franciscan St. James Health in Chicago Heights. The case settled for $15 million and was the result of a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against the health center back in 2013 in response to the severe brain damage Nyelle suffered during her birth in January 2011.