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Child Killed in Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion at Michigan Medical Facility
Feb 3 2025 // A pressurized oxygen chamber exploded Friday, killing a 5-year-old patient and injuring his mother at a suburban Detroit medical facility. The hyperbaric chamber explosion occurred about 8 a.m. at the Oxford Center in...
US Chicken, Pork Plant Workers Face Higher Health Risks, USDA Studies Confirm
Jan 14 2025 // Workers in U.S. chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on...
Wildfire Smoke Health Risks Can Linger in Homes That Escape Burning
Jan 2 2025 // (THE CONVERSATION) On Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span of about eight hours, more than 1,000 homes and businesses burned. The fire left entire...
Lawsuit Challenges Law Shielding Doctors Prescribing Abortion Pills Via Telemedicine
Dec 17 2024 // Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after...
Texas DWC Seeks Public Comment on Telemedicine Rule Proposal
Dec 5 2024 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is seeking public comments for a proposed rule to allow treating doctors to perform maximum medical improvement examinations by telemedicine...
New Mexico Man Gets $412M Medical Malpractice Payout for Botched Injections
Dec 2 2024 // Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states. The man’s attorneys celebrated last week’s...
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