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Published August 23, 2012
A provision of ObamaCare is set to punish roughly two-thirds of U.S. hospitals evaluated by Medicare starting this fall over high readmission rates, according to an analysis by Kaiser Health News.
Published August 10, 2012
After surviving arson, vandalism, a bomb threat and legal action, a new mosque is scheduled to open today for Friday afternoon prayers.
Published August 09, 2012
Despite an uptick in cases of pig to human transmission of an influenza A variant (H3N2v) virus, federal health officials say there is no immediate need to close swine shows at agricultural fairs
Published August 07, 2012
U.S. adults are walking more than they did half a decade ago, but less than half are exercising enough to improve their health, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Published July 17, 2012
The cement block wall of a strip mall restaurant came tumbling down as the business was blasted with 135 mile per hour winds.
Published July 10, 2012
As the scientific community worries about greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming, a new Auburn University study suggests the Southeastern U.S. absorbs more carbon than it produces. And, at least in the short term, air pollution may actually be helping to speed the growth of young, carbon-absorbing forests in the region.
Published July 06, 2012
Terrie Hall has toured the country, speaking at schools and community gatherings about her firsthand experience with smoking-related illness. But the 51-year-old throat cancer survivor ventured beyond her comfort zone when she appeared in a national television ad, in which she's seen putting in false teeth and covering her stoma with a scarf
Published June 28, 2012
In the heart of Atlanta, Grady Memorial Hospital serves as the safety net for thousands of poor and uninsured Georgians. Last year, the public hospital delivered more than $200 million in uncompensated care to more than 100,000 uninsured patients. Now that the Supreme Court has upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, Grady can expect to recoup from insurance much of the charity funding it had previously passed on to local taxpayers
Published May 30, 2012
The jury deliberations are well into their second week, as legal analysts begin to wonder whether the panel has deadlocked on the charges against Edwards, a former Democratic senator and failed presidential candidate.
Published May 29, 2012
As jury deliberations in the John Edwards trial dragged into their seventh day, the judge in the case gave the panel a stern reminder of the ground rules Tuesday amid questions about potential problems with the jurors.