Tag: patient
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Carmat shares slump after French drugs agency suspends its heart implants
Shares in artificial heart maker Carmat slumped on Thursday after France’s national drugs agency ordered it to suspend further implants following the death of a patient in October. Carmat shares were down by 18.5 percent at 27.50 euros in morning trading, with around 40 million euros ($42.5 million) wiped off its stock market value. Carmat…
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Violent escapee from Washington state hospital recaptured, police say
A man accused of murder who escaped from a Seattle-area psychiatric hospital this week was recaptured in eastern Washington late on Friday following an extensive manhunt, state police said. Anthony Garver, 28, was one of two accused criminals who broke out of Western State Hospital, in the city of Lakewood, about 40 miles south of…
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Cyber attack snarls Los Angeles hospital’s patient database
The FBI is investigating a cyber attack that has crippled the electronic database at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center for days, forcing doctors at the Los Angeles hospital to rely on telephones and fax machines to relay patient information. The origin of the computer network intrusion was unknown but since it began late last week has…
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FDA recommends ban on blood collections from Zika-affected areas
By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended on Tuesday that blood should no longer be collected from regions where the Zika virus is circulating, and that blood needed for transfusions be obtained from areas of the country without active transmission. The agency said blood banks can continue collecting and…
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House Speaker Ryan wants Obamacare replacement, welfare cuts
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that Republicans next year will unveil a plan to replace Obamacare in its entirety, as part of a “pro-growth” agenda that he believes should also include cutting welfare programs and taxes. Ryan said even if President Barack Obama will not sign them…
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House Speaker Ryan wants Obamacare replacement, welfare cuts
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday that Republicans next year will unveil a plan to replace Obamacare in its entirety, as part of a “pro-growth” agenda that he believes should also include cutting welfare programs and taxes. Ryan said even if President Barack Obama will not sign them…
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What I Learned From Being Stuck in a Foreign Country
I'm going home next week after six years abroad. Two long-haul flights, five airports, fifty hours travel time. Before I cornered myself in Brazil, I worked in the luxury service industry in Australia. So that makes me a hooker, or yoga and meditation teacher at a six star spa resort, right? I moved to Brazil…