Dr. Jason Chew officially opens his office at 1213 West Ave. in Ocean City on January 2. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jason Chew) By MADDY VITALE Ocean City native Dr. Jason Chew didn’t graduate from medical school with the idea of moving away from home to practice medicine. Chew, a family doctor, wanted to help …
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Over-the-counter medications are in increasing demand as people contract respiratory viruses at higher rates. As of Nov. 30, the Department of Health and Human Services recorded 19,593 new flu hospitalizations — up from 11,378 last week — in the United States and 3,661 here in California. This increased number of illnesses prompts people to seek …
Costs up, revenue down as Mercy Hospital runs a deficit Mercy Hospital in Iowa City IOWA CITY — In a fiscal year in which Mercy Hospital Iowa City sought a new managing partner, received a takeover offer from the University of Iowa Health Care, and tried to reverse dozens of million in pandemic-related losses, new …
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (WTVF) – Two teenage girls have died after authorities say they overdosed on over-the-counter drugs while they were attending a residential treatment program in Ashland City. Now, a former Oak Plains Academy patient, who wishes to remain anonymous, is speaking out about the conditions there. She was 15 at the time and …
Acting to address “a crisis we see all around us” near the end of a year that has seen a string of high-profile crimes involving the homeless, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a major effort to ward off people with serious and untreated mental illness. streets and subways of the city. Mr Adams, who …
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It was after dark Tuesday in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park when Meeka Brown, 48, learned that Mayor Eric Adams had announced a citywide push for authorities to evict those with the disease. of severe, untreated mental illness from the streets and subways of New York – even against their will, and even if they are …
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday announced a major effort to remove people with serious, untreated mental illnesses from the city’s streets and subways, saying New York has a “moral obligation” to address “a crisis we see all around us”. The effort will involve the involuntary hospitalization of people, even if they pose no immediate risk …
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Residents collecting turkey donations during last year’s Turkey Tuesday Drive. Know the Joey Foundation Fifteen years ago, Joseph “Joey Cuts” Thomas was just a barber who wanted to collect donated Thanksgiving turkeys for less fortunate families in the Kansas City metro. He never imagined his Turkey Drive Tuesday would become a philanthropic mark of the …
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — News 5’s Katie Ussin visited school districts in northeast Ohio to learn about their challenges and accomplishments. Schools in the city of Garfield Heights faced challenges to start this new school year. There were safety concerns and a teachers’ strike was averted thanks to a new contract agreed last month. However, …
“He was a very compassionate person who loved being around people and loved helping people,” Ronesha Randolph said of her late father, Ronell Randolph. Randolph Family Ronesha Randolph didn’t have a fashion design degree or industry experience when she decided to start her own clothing line. But what she had was the support of a …
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