Medicaid reductions negatively affect rural patients
Senate Advances Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” This week, the US Senate decided to proceed with Trump’s proposed “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is now heading back home for further discussion. However, there seems to be a notable absence in the debate regarding Congressional District 7, which covers parts of Yuma County, such as Summerton and San […]
Alabama girls create lemonade to inspire hope for St. Jude patients
Two young women from Madison, Alabama, Maelin-Kate Carlson and her best friend Landri Kruse, have some meaningful plans today. For the third consecutive year, they’re setting up a lemonade stand to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The stand, which opens at 9 AM and runs until they run out of lemonade, is […]
Alabama introduces law to safeguard conversations between doctors and patients
New Law Enhances Physician-Patient Communication Recent legislation signed by Gov. Kay Ivey is designed to improve the relationship between physicians and patients by enabling open discussions about medical costs and treatment choices. The law, known as SB43, was sponsored by state Sen. Tim Melson (R Salt) and will take effect on October 1, 2025. The […]
Yuma County AHCCCS patients ask Arizona Gov Hobbs to fight for program
A Yuma residents who are part of the Arizona Medicaid program told Gov. Katie Hobbs when they visited Sunset Health Clinic in Yuma last week. Gov. Hobbes’ visit on Friday afternoon came the day after meeting hospital system officials from across the state in Phoenix. Hobbs predicted that up to a quarter of the nearly […]
Bill to bar giving guns to certain mental health patients stalls until 2026
Rep. Chandel Brooks, a Nashville Democrat, is wiping his eyes after a bill that would restrict gun ownership for certain mental health patients who passed a House committee. The bill was later notified in the Senate. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Amid the question about that language, a bill was pushed in 2026 on Wednesday that […]
Giving guns to certain mental health patients could become a crime in Tennessee • Tennessee Lookout
Several supporters and several lawmakers exploded with applause and cheers on Wednesday as the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee advanced. Brooks has named the billAkira’s Law“In honor of his son Akilah Dasilva, one of four people killed in a mass shooting at Waffle House in Nashville in 2018. Brooks, a Democrat, has since lobbyed to make […]
Suit accuses gynecologist at California prison of abusing patients
San Francisco- Warning: This article includes a graphic description of suspected sexual abuse. According to a civil lawsuit filed by six women this week, six women, the only full -time gynecologist in California, a female facility in California, a high security prison facility in Chino, six women. I’m abusing. According to California’s Central Central Court, […]
Jury Awards $300,000,000 To Former Children’s Hospital Patients Claiming Doctor Sexually Abused Them
A Virginia civil court on Friday awarded $300 million in judgments to three young women who said they were abused by a hospital's former medical director while they were patients, WTVR reports. The lawsuit was filed by 46 former patients of Cumberland Hospital for Children and Youth in New Kent County against the hospital and […]
Atlanta Hospital Sued After Allegedly Losing Part Of Surgery Patient’s Skull, Billing $19K For Replacement
An Atlanta couple has filed a lawsuit against Emory University Hospital in Midtown, Georgia, alleging that they lost part of a patient's skull during surgery in September 2022 and were later billed $19,000 to replace it, according to court documents. Fernando and Maria Craster filed a lawsuit against a local hospital, alleging that the hospital […]
Florida Hearing-Impaired Doctor Faces Discipline After Not Recognizing At Least One Colonoscopy Patient’s Screams
A deaf doctor could face disciplinary action for failing to hear a patient scream during a colonoscopy, the Miami Herald reported, citing the Florida Medical Association. Dr. Ishwari Prasad, a Tampa-based gastroenterologist, has been placed on probation by the Florida Medical Board following incidents that occurred during two colonoscopies. According to The incident, which occurred […]
