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HuffPost Hospital Staffers Fired After Calling Babies ‘Mini Satans’ On Social MediaHuffPostTwo corpsmen at the Naval Hospital Jacksonville in Florida have been fired after sharing images of themselves inappropriately handling newborns and calling the babies “mini Satans.” The employees posted a Snapchat video of a staff member moving an …Naval Hospital Staffers Removed After Posting ‘Outrageous, … Read more

Bloomberg Doctors, Hospitals Oppose GOP’s Latest Obamacare Repeal EffortBloombergThe latest Republican Obamacare repeal effort is getting as much support from doctors and hospitals as the last one did — which is to say, not much. On Tuesday, the American Hospital Association joined the growing list of groups that oppose the latest …Graham-Cassidy bill violates the … Read more

New York Daily News CVS to cap prescriptions to seven-day supply amid battling opioid epidemicNew York Daily NewsCVS pharmacy announced their new prescription plan will limit new patients to a seven-day supply. (Ken Murray/New York Daily News). BY Leonard Greene. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Thursday, September 21, 2017, 8:41 PM. CVS pharmacy is battling the …CVS … Read more

CBS News Trending: BYU to start selling caffeinated soda; Chili’s takes questions about health careWashington PostBrigham Young University gets lit about caffeine on campus. (Thinkstock/Express illustration). BYU football admin must have got together and said “how do we please the crowd when we are having a rough year”? Answer: Give them caffeine!Brigham Young University ends … Read more

Medical Xpress Chlorine + pee = breathing trouble for waterpark workersMedical Xpress(HealthDay)—Another summer ends, and at least some of America’s waterpark attendants may be breathing easier, a new report finds. The research—conducted at an unnamed indoor waterpark in Ohio last year—found that high levels of chlorine in water … and more » View original article Author: Powered … Read more

Washington Post Flint’s lead-poisoned water had a ‘horrifyingly large’ effect on fetal deaths, study findsWashington PostThe fertility rate in Flint, Mich., dropped precipitously after the city decided to switch to lead-poisoned Flint River water in 2014, according to a new working paper. That decline was primarily driven by what the authors call a “culling of … Read more

Miami Herald Babies Try Harder When They See You Sweat, Research ShowsU.S. News & World ReportStudy says babies can become more persistent in pursuing a goal if they see an adult doing it. Sept. 21, 2017, at 3:26 p.m.. Babies Try Harder When They See You Sweat, Research Shows. Share. ×. Share on Facebook · … Read more

Washington Post She chose to die so she could give birth. Now her newborn is dead, too.Washington PostThe headaches began in March. The couple didn’t think much of them — until Carrie DeKlyen began vomiting. An initial scan showed a mass in her brain. More tests showed that it was a form of cancer, possibly … Read more

Los Angeles Times Long before deadly hepatitis A outbreak, San Diego was warned about lack of bathroomsLos Angeles TimesAs San Diego officials scramble to stop a deadly hepatitis A outbreak linked to a lack of public restrooms downtown, they can’t say they weren’t warned. A San Diego Union-Tribune review of public records found that since … Read more