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CHICAGO — A lawsuit against two top Chicago hospitals accuses an OB-GYN of sexually abusing more than 300 women, most of them Latina and Spanish speakers, and alleges that the hospitals ignored the women’s complaints.The complaint is the latest chapter in the legal saga against Fabio Ortega, 77, who pleaded guilty in 2021 to sexually …

Many people in Hawaii suffer from food insecurity and delays in health care access largely due to pandemic-induced financial woes, according to a survey released Tuesday. Nearly six in 10 respondents, or 58%, said they had experienced health care delays in the past year, with 21% characterizing the wait time as “significant.” The survey showed …

Their parents and grandparents probably never got asked by a doctor or nurse whether they had enough to eat, a safe and stable place to live, someone discriminating against them, or anything getting in the way of their education. But most members of Generation Z say they want their health care providers to ask about …

Dr. David P. Hughes, the executive vice president for strategy and partnerships at Kaleida Health, died Tuesday. “A friend and trusted colleague to so many in the organization and across the community, he was a visionary leader, accomplished physician, business owner, entrepreneur and engineer,” Kaleida said late Thursday in announcing Hughes’ death. Hughes, 53, started …

Norge Winifred Jerome, PhD, wasn’t often in the news. She wasn’t a public figure known by Kansas City’s power elite. But over a 40-year career at the University of Kansas Medical Center, she led the department of Preventive Medicine to do groundbreaking public-health work in a sub-specialty she created: nutritional anthropology. From Kansas City, Kansas, …

Ohio doctor found not guilty in 14 patient deaths A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor in the deaths of multiple hospital patients. Dr. William Husel was accused of ordering excessive painkillers for 14 patients. (April 20) AP An Ohio doctor accused by prosecutors of hastening the deaths of numerous intensive care patients by prescribing excessive …

Johnson City Press JOHNSON CITY — When East Tennessee State University recruited Dr. Jodi Polaha to Johnson City in 2006, her work in Nebraska integrating behavioral health services into primary care was a big reason why. It wasn’t until recently, however, that Polaha and her colleague Dr. Matthew Tolliver began working with an eye toward …

Home » U.S. News & World Report ranks UT Health San Antonio’s Doctor of Nursing program 67th in nation Published On: April 1, 2022Shared by Rosanne Fohn UT Health San Antonio’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree has been ranked 67th in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of 2023 Best Nursing Schools: Doctor …

Like many hospitals across the country, workers at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport have been working around the clock to immunize and sanitize. “We do want to continue to reach out actively to our veterans and solicit them to reach out to us if they have not been vaccinated,” said Dr. Meredith …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of Chris Cornell and a doctor who they alleged over-prescribed him drugs before he died have agreed to a settle a lawsuit. Court documents filed by attorneys for the rock singer’s widow, Vicky Cornell, and their children, Toni and Christopher Nicholas Cornell, said a confidential settlement had been reached. …