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Medicare Fraud and Abuse Linked to Patient Deaths and Hospitalizations

PATIENTS TREATED BY PROVIDERS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED FRAUD AND ABUSE WERE MORE LIKELY TO DIE, REQUIRE EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZATION Patients treated by health care professionals later excluded from the Medicare program for committing fraud and abuse were between 14 to 17 percent more likely to die than similar patients treated by non-excluded physicians, nurses, and other… Read More: Medicare Fraud and Abuse Linked to Patient Deaths and Hospitalizations »

AIDS deaths are down since 2010 according to UN

A new report released by the UN says that AIDS deaths are down a third since 2010 According to the UN, HIV-related deaths, last year fell to around 770,000, which is 33% less than in 2010. The AIDS-related deaths in Africa, the continent most affected by the epidemic, has plummeted this decade. However, Eastern Europe has… Read More: AIDS deaths are down since 2010 according to UN »

UN health agency seeks to halve number of snakebite deaths

ABC News: Health

Six Deaths Blamed on Faulty Defibrillator

Feb. 5, 2019 — The maker of a portable defibrillator is warning customers that the device may lock up and freeze when used, a problem responsible for at least six deaths, the FDA says. The Stryker company sells the LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillators and reports that the it has received 58 complaints of devices freezing after… Read More: Six Deaths Blamed on Faulty Defibrillator »