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Zika Virus: U.S. Surgeon general visits Miami clinic near Zika outbreak
2016-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Miami Herald: U.S. Surgeon General -- and dad-to-be -- Vivek Murthy paid a visit to his hometown Friday to drop by a medical clinic and reassure pregnant women as the number of local Miami Zika cases rose for a fourth straight day. Murthy, who graduated from Palmetto Senior High and whose wife is expecting a baby in September, met with about a half dozen women at the Borinquen Medical Center in the Wynwood area, which has been the epicenter for the virus in Miami. Just hours after his visit, state health officials...
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Surgeon settles malpractice suit; more cases loom
2015-11-13 08:35:35| Agriculture - Topix.net
An orthopedic surgeon facing criminal charges in two counties has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against him for an undisclosed amount. A complaint filed last year in Lucas County Common Pleas Court by Ruth and Phillip Anderson of Ottawa Lake against Dr. Jake Heiney, 40, and his former practice, Cutting Edge Orthopaedics LLC, was dismissed last week.
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Chinese surgeon says hospitals and airlines 'must talk' after airline ...
2015-10-05 11:58:42| Airlines - Topix.net
China's leading lung transplant surgeon has complained after being prevented from boarding a flight while transporting donor organs for a crucial life-saving operation, mainland media reports. Doctor Chen Jingyu said more lives would be saved if communication between hospitals and aviation authorities over donor organ transportation was improved, the news portal Thepaper.cn reported.
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Is the Surgeon General "Stepping Up" for Americans, or for Coca-Cola?
2015-09-14 15:27:50| Beverages - Topix.net
Has our nation's top doctor, Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, turned into a spin doctor? His latest public health initiative, the Step It Up campaign to promote walking, is so misleading that it's got me wondering whose health he's protecting: the American people's or the food and beverage industry's? The Step It Up campaign is alarmingly similar to Coca Cola's Coming Together campaign, which enlisted scientists with impressive-sounding credentials to promote the idea that the root cause of our obesity epidemic is not over-consumption of sugary beverages and processed foods, but rather a lack of exercise. This is just flat-out false.
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Senate Confirms Dr. Vivek Murthy As Surgeon General
2014-12-16 06:16:42| IT Services - Topix.net
Amazon.com's headquarters in Seattle was evacuated on Monday morning as police investigated a threatening letter found on campus." Out of an abundance of caution,"... -- Police have confirmed that in addition to the attacker who took control of a chocolate shop in downtown Sydney, two others were killed during the siege.Of the 17 t... Imagine that a simple photo of your wheat, with just a few bits of additional information, can accurately predict future yield.
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