30 h. ago Man killed in shootout near medical center after telling deli worker he planned to shoot up hospital, NYPD says

The man immediately fired his gun at officers when they got out of their vehicles, police said

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4 d. ago US army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients during exams

Lawsuit alleges doctor at Fort Hood was allowed to continue working despite complaints against him for yearsMilitary officials in Texas have suspended a US army gynecologist over allegations he inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center.A civil lawsuit filed in Bell county on Monday alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood, repeatedly groped a woman during a series of seven or eight consultations, and took intimate videos and photographs of her that were later found on his phone. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago JD Vance jokes about job complaints while visiting Walter Reed patients

JD Vance said he would remember a military veteran "every time I'm bitching about my job" as he visited service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda on Monday (10 November).

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5 d. ago Medicaid head falsely claims $1bn is being spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’, say experts

Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errorsThe administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Mehmet Oz, recently claimed that an audit revealed “more than $1bn of federal taxpayer dollars were being spent on funding Medicaid for illegal immigrants”, but experts say the audits were unrelated to immigration, and that rhetoric like this could make immigrant families – regardless of legal status – afraid to seek necessary medical care.Leo Cuello, a research professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, noted that he has not “seen what this audit is”, but “based on the reporting, it appears that it is related to administrative errors in state claiming for matching funds, which is a relatively common occurrence, and which CMS monitors closely as they should”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Blogger, 28, is killed by stray bullet during gangland shootout in Rio

A 28-year-old blogger has been killed by a stray bullet during a gangland shooting in RIo de Janeiro just days before Prince William is set to visit the city. 

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2 w. ago Kim Kardashian gives health update after shock brain aneurysm diagnosis caused by 'stress'

'I had to end up going and getting tons of other brain scans at Cedars-Sinai [Medical Center] with all the team,' the Skims creator said on the morning show.

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3 w. ago I have Scotland’s ‘best Halloween home’ – thousands visit my house every year to see my decorations

AS Scotland's most famous Halloween fan, Oli Keenan plans all year round for his annual spooky extravaganza. The bank worker, 28, transforms his parents' Clydebank home each year by creating elaborate sets to compliment his incredible costumes. And this year he's going a step further in the scary stakes by cosplaying Art the Clown from...

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