Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. KHN: Big Pharma Is Betting On Bigger Political Ambitions From Sen. Tim Scott Sen. Tim Scott, a rising star in the Republican Party with broad popularity in his home state of South Carolina, is getting showered with drug industry money before facing voters this fall. Scott […]
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How Many Doctors Have Left Mission? HCA Won’t Say
By Barbara Durr and Sally Kestin, for Asheville Watchdog Two prominent physician groups quit the Mission Health system in the first two weeks of the year, the latest in an exodus from the hospital since its sale three years ago to for-profit HCA Healthcare. The seven doctors at Asheville Ear, Nose & Throat “decided to […]
The Case of the $489,000 Air Ambulance Ride
Sean Deines and his wife, Rebekah, have been road-tripping just after he lost his task as a bartender when the pandemic hit. But when browsing his grandfather in a distant portion of Wyoming, Sean began to truly feel incredibly ill. Rebekah insisted he go to an urgent care center in Laramie. “‘Your white blood count […]
Report: 2020 saw a record number of deaths in NC jails
By Elizabeth Thompson North Carolina jails saw a record number of deaths due to suicide or substance use in 2020, according to a new report from Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC). There were a record number of 56 deaths in North Carolina jails in 2020, despite estimates that nationwide lockups reduced their populations by a […]
Vaccines show promise in reducing long COVID : Shots
Reseach is showing that folks who are vaccinated, even with just one particular dose, are likely to have lessen premiums of lengthy COVID after catching the virus than all those who are unvaccinated. Justin Sullivan/Getty Photos disguise caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Pictures Reseach is showing that individuals who are vaccinated, even with just a […]
Owners of troubled Thomasville nursing home avoid scrutiny
By Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban Pointed questions arose about drastically low staffing and apparent failure to plan by Kinston-based Principle Long Term Care after its facility Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation faced a crisis on the icy night of Jan. 16. By the time local EMS and government officials showed up, two residents had […]