Medical News

• Hero pilot who crash-landed medical helicopter with baby on board speaks out
  
  Daniel Moore, a 27-year veteran pilot, credited divine intervention with saving all four people who were aboard his medical helicopter that crashed next to a Pennsylvania church last week.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Inmates in Arkansas sue medical staff and the prison for giving them ivermectin to treat COVID-19
  
  The lawsuit claims that four inmates at Washington County Jail were given the drug in August 2021 after testing positive for COVID-19.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Is CanFite Biopharma Ltd (CANF) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?
  
  Here is how CanFite Biopharma Ltd (CANF) and Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (CLRB) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
  Zacks.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Gabon release Aubameyang to Arsenal from Afcon after 'heart lesions'
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is released from Gabon's Africa Cup of Nations squad and will return to Arsenal to undergo further medical checks.
  BBC News.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• 4 Large-Cap Drugmaker Stocks to Watch Despite Omicron Woes
  
  Drug/biotech and medical device companies are likely to remain in the spotlight in 2022. Among the large drugmakers Roche (RHHBY), Pfizer (PFE), AbbVie (ABBV), and Merck (MRK) are worth retaining in your portfolio.
  Zacks.  Monday, 17 Jan 2022.
• Ex-Chicago Ald. 'Fast Eddie' Vrdolyak seeks prison release over COVID concerns
  
  A former Chicago alderman convicted of tax evasion has sought an early release from prison due to his age, medical conditions and the omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Tigray Hospital In Urgent Need Of Assistance With Food And Medical Supplies
  
  The conflict in Ethiopia continues to take new victims. Early January 2022, news started circulating of a Tigray hospital running out of food and medical supplies. ...
  Forbes.  Sunday, 16 Jan 2022.
• Technology developed to track spread of coronavirus could be abused, privacy campaigner warns
  
  A medical privacy campaigner says technology developed to track the spread of COVID-19 is a new form of surveillance that could be abused.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 15 Jan 2022.
• Q&A: How the NFL altered course to keep season going amid pandemic
  
  As the pandemic landscape has changed, so have NFL protocols to keep the season going. In a Q&A with NFL chief medical officer Allen Sills, he explains.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• John Souttar: Hearts defender nears pre-contract deal with Rangers
  
  Hearts defender Jon Souttar is finalising a pre-contract agreement with Rangers after undergoing a medical with the Ibrox club.
  BBC News.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Medical Costs?
  
  He mainly focused on the fact that drugs cost more in the U.S. than in Europe and, as a result, Americans subsidize the costs of drugs for the rest of the world.
  Forbes.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Biden to send military medical teams to help with COVID surge in 6 more states
  
  As the Omicron variant sparks a surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., the Biden administration has announced a plan to send military medical teams to six more states. ...
  CBS News.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• In one of his final interviews, Bob Saget speaks with Dr. Jon LaPook about using humor in dark times
  
  In this preview of one of Bob Saget's last interviews, the comedian speaks with close friend and CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. ...
  CBS News.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Lawmakers move to tighten restrictions on sex-offending doctors
  
  Action comes a month after a Times investigation found that the Medical Board of California had reinstated 10 physicians since 2013 who lost their licenses for sexual misconduct.
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.
• Biden Announces 500 Million More Tests Will be Purchased for Americans
  
  President Biden also announced the allocation of 1,000 medical personnel to six states would carry out a pledge the president made last month on quashing Omicron.
  New York Times.  Friday, 14 Jan 2022.

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