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Shooting at High School in Houston Area, Multiple Fatalities Reported
Houston-area media citing unnamed law enforcement officials are reporting that there are fatalities following a shooting at a local high school Friday…
Student, Teacher Killed After School Bus, Dump Truck Collide in New Jersey
A school bus taking children to a field trip at a New Jersey historic site collided with a dump truck Thursday, ripping…
FDA Approves First Non-opioid Drug to Ease Withdrawal Symptoms
Federal regulators have approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal symptoms from quitting addictive opioids.
In Some Areas, 9-1-1 Technology Struggles to Keep Up with the Times
In this era of active shooters, police shootings and global terrorism, a patchwork of technology around the country can make the experience…
Gaza Hospitals Struggle to Cope With High Casualty Toll
Patients with gunshot wounds filled wards and hallways in Gaza's under-equipped and overwhelmed main hospital Tuesday, with dozens still waiting in line…
NHRMC’s AirLink Relocates Aircraft, Announces New Partnership
One of New Hanover Regional Medical Center's two helicopters has relocated within Onslow County to the Albert Ellis Airport. The move will…
Congo Approves use of Experimental Ebola Vaccine, WHO Says
Congo has agreed to allow the World Health Organization to use an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak announced last week,…
Drone tests in Reno focus on Delivery of Emergency Medical Supplies
The selection of the Reno-based drone operator Flirtey and its local partners for a national test program aimed at increasing the use…
Utah Paramedics Now Access Patient Outcome Data: A Full-Circle Success Story
New integration between Gold Cross Ambulance’s EMS data and the Utah Health Information Network offers patient outcomes and creates a more complete…
At Least 41 Killed as Dam Bursts in Kenya
A dam burst its banks in Kenya's Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said…
Congo Health Ministry Confirms 2 Ebola Cases in New Outbreak
Congo's government on Tuesday declared a new outbreak of Ebola in the country's rural northwest, after two cases of the deadly virus…
Duped Patients Crowdfund for Fraudulent Medical Care, Study Says
They're the tech-age version of donor jars at the diner: crowdfunding websites that aim to link ailing people with strangers willing to…