by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 3, 2021 | Medical Treatment
An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed legislation aimed at preventing people under the age of 21 from undergoing gender reassignment medical treatment in the state.State Sen. Warren Hamilton said he filed Senate Bill 676, which would make it illegal for a person under the age of 21 to undergo gender reassignment chemical or surgical procedures, for […]
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – A Cleveland Clinic survey finds that just 52% of Americans reached out sought medical care after experiencing a concerning health issue during the COVID-19 outbreak. Teen who beat rare cancer three times passes away from COVID-19 That number is...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
Courtesy Photo Chuck Sherwin, president, MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena; Sally Ann Whitener, Healogics program director; Jean-Lucien Omekanda, M.D., medical director, Wound Treatment Center; Jacob Straley, A.G.A.C.N.P.-B.C., Wound Treatment Center; Ann...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) being treated for serious medical conditions are more likely to leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA) than those without addiction. A special type of contract with healthcare...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A federal grand jury has indicted a Missouri state legislator on fraud charges after she falsely promoted a treatment she was selling at medical clinics as containing stem cells that could treat various diseases, including COVID-19. The 20-count...
by Elizabeth S. Fletcher | Feb 2, 2021 | Medical Treatment
In late January, Neffitinni Gutierrez assured her three young sons everything was going to be OK, that she’d see them soon. She hung up the phone knowing those assurances were half-truths. In recent weeks, things hadn’t been OK for her in the Travis County...
