NYT: Cost dispute halts airlift of Haiti victims
The U.S. has suspended its medical evacuations of critically injured Haitian earthquake victims until a dispute over who will pay for their care is settled, military officials said.
NATO friendly fire kills 4 Afghans
A joint U.S.-Afghan force clash with Afghan troops manning an outpost and called in an airstrike, killing four Afghan soldiers, U.S. and Afghan officials say.
State Approves Certificate of Need for New PeaceHealth San Juan Island Hospital
FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — State of Washington Department of Health (DOH) officials approved a Certificate of Need for a new critical access hospital on San Juan Island. The new facility will be owned and operated by Peace…
First lady leads charge against obesity
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have leveraged the star power of first lady Michelle Obama to roll out a new campaign against obesity, a preventable condition that drains billions of dollars from the economy.
U.S. first lady leads charge against obesity
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) – U.S. health officials have leveraged the star power of first lady Michelle Obama to roll out a new campaign against obesity, a preventable condition that drains billions of dollars from the economy.
Mom accused of having sex with young son
A 41-year-old Nebraska woman is accused of having sex nightly with her teenage son when he was in seventh and eighth grades, officials said Wednesday.
WHO justifies its swine flu warning
WHO officials have denied accusations that swine flu was declared a pandemic under an improper influence from drug firms.
U.S. deeply involved in deadly Yemeni strikes
Secret attacks in the past six weeks have killed scores of people, among them six of 15 top leaders of a regional al-Qaeda affiliate, officials say.
Afghan warlord rises despite West’s demands
Western officials and Afghan human rights groups see the appointment of a warlord as a sign that Karzai remains unable to shake off his ties despite heavy international pressure.
2 million faulty needles recalled by FDA
Federal health officials are announcing a recall of 2 million needles because of a risk they can push bits of silicone into patients’ bodies.