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Luigi Mangione’s defense: NY prosecutors issued ‘fraudulent’ subpoena for medical records
The Columbian - Washington State
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The attorneys for alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione accused prosecutors of unlawfully obtaining and reviewing their client’s medical records in a Thursday letter to the court overseeing Mangione’s New York criminal case. The...
Fargo Frenzy: Pennsylvania Dominates Junior Nationals as Underdogs Shine Bright
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 17, 2025
The Championship matches at the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals were held on Wednesday night at the Fargodome in North Dakota. Pennsylvania ran away with the team title putting up 221 points to second place California’s 160, with Illinois...
No one knows whether Trump’s $50B for rural health will be enough
Nebraska Examiner
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July 18, 2025
Congress set aside $50 billion for rural hospitals and medical providers to allay fears over the billions more in historic cuts to federal health care spending that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day. But is that bandage...
Entities report several large healthcare data breaches to OCR
mHealthIntelligence
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In recent weeks, several large data breaches have been reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, collectively affecting millions of individuals across the U.S. At the time of publication, more than 30 million individuals had been...
American Legion names Chief Kruzelak Pennsylvania Police Chief of the Year
The Courier Express - Pennsylvania
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DuBOIS — Chief Kris Kruzelak, who oversees the police departments of both the City of DuBois and Sandy Township, has been named Pennsylvania Police Chief of the Year by the American Legion, a recognition of his leadership in unifying and...
The Lingering Mental Health Impact Of Prison On Black Men
NewsOne
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July 18, 2025
Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress. da-kuk/E+ Collection via Getty Images Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown....
AG Kaul Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Would Make It Harder for Americans to Obtain Health Coverage Under the ACA
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Luigi Mangione’s attorneys say prosecutors wrongfully obtained his medical records
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — Attorneys for the man accused of gunning down the UnitedHealthcare CEO last December now claim in a new court filing that Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained Luigi Mangione’s medical records from his insurance carrier. In a letter...
Pennsylvania to receive $1.2M from Gilead over kickback scheme to promote HIV drugs
WPXI - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania will receive over $1 million as part of a $202 million multistate settlement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. over an illegal kickback scheme to promote HIV drugs. The settlement, involving 49...
Urine biomarkers may noninvasively assess diabetic kidney disease
Healio News
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July 18, 2025
Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Three biomarkers in urine may be used...
ChristianaCare explores mega merger with N.J.’s Virtua Health
Spotlight Delaware
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July 18, 2025
Why Should Delaware Care? The merger of Delaware’s largest health care system could impact pricing and access to care, as well as governance of the system that operates the two largest hospitals in the state. A regional organization could lead to...
15 states facing the most medical malpractice lawsuits: Where does Alabama rank?
AL.com - Alabama
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July 18, 2025
Medical malpractice is far more common in some parts of the U.S. than others, with a new report from 24/7 Wall St. highlighting which states see the most claims filed against doctors and hospitals. A special report from 24/7 Wall St. ranked states...
Kaiser Permanente lays off nurses in two Bay Area hospitals
East Bay Times - California
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July 18, 2025
Kaiser Permanente managers met with 42 outpatient clinic nurses in San Rafael and Petaluma on Thursday to notify them that their positions are being eliminated. The nurses work in a variety of clinics, including dermatology, gastroenterology,...
Pennsylvania GOP Senator Says Marijuana Legalization Supporters Are ‘Picking Up Votes’ As Officials Work To Finalize Budget Deal
Marijuana Moment
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July 17, 2025
A Republican Pennsylvania senator behind a recently filed bipartisan marijuana legalization bill says supporters are “picking up votes” to enact the reform this session. Speaking with FOX43 News in an interview released on Wednesday, Sen. Dan...
Arthur J. Gallagher purchases Pennsylvania-based Equinox Agency
Life Insurance International
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July 18, 2025
US-based insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired Equinox Agency, a Pennsylvania-based employee health and benefits consultancy. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Equinox Agency, located in Emmaus,...
‘I just couldn’t stop crying’: How prison affects Black men’s mental health long after they’ve been released
The Conversation
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July 18, 2025
Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. “I just couldn’t stop crying … I don’t know. It was the anxiety. It was just a lot,” he said. “I was under a lot of pressure and it just came...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Files Yet Another Cannabis Legalization Bill
Forbes
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A Pennsylvania lawmaker has filed yet another bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, ... More making it the third cannabis legalization measure introduced in the past week.getty Pennsylvania Democratic state Rep. Amen Brown this...
Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals face closure due to Republican cuts to Medicaid
The Pennsylvania Independent
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After Tyler Memorial Hospital in the rural community of Tunkhannock closed in 2021, the nearby Endless Mountains Health System immediately saw its emergency department’s patient numbers soar. “We went from an average of about 22 visits to 38 to 40...
Hospital reaches agreement with union, averting strike
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 17, 2025
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital and the union representing 1,400 hospital employees have reached an agreement, averting a strike.The hospital released a statement Thursday morning, announcing the new three-year contract with union workers. The deal...
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education votes to increase tuition rates for first time in 7 years
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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The cost of in-state undergraduate tuition at its 14 schools will go up $139 per semester, but the rate will be rolled back if the state provides sufficient funding HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher...