Category: Health

VP Mike Pence casts tie-breaking vote to allow states to defund Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON– Republican legislation letting states deny federal family planning money to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers squeezed narrowly through the Senate Thursday, rescued by an ailing GOP senator who returned to the Capitol after back surgery and a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence. In Congress’ latest clash mixing the politics of abortion, women’s health and states’ rights,

Ohio doctors employ virtual reality to train for trauma care

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Arishi Abdulaziz put on a headset, moved his hands slightly and immersed himself into a virtual world. But this was no video game. Abdulaziz was “standing” in a trauma bay at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, amid a medical team treating a car crash victim. He watched the team cut off the patient’s black T-shirt and

CBO: 14 million would lose health coverage next year under GOP health care plan

WASHINGTON — Fourteen million Americans would lose coverage next year under House Republican legislation remaking the nation’s health care system, and that number would balloon to 24 million by 2026, Congress’ budget analysts projected Monday. Their report deals a stiff blow to a GOP drive already under fire from both parties and large segments of the medical industry. The Congressional

County health dept. faces major cash shortage, delays to services

*This story has an update below. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Leaders at the Madison County Health Department are scrambling to figure out how to move forward with $250,000 gone from their budget this year. The State Department of Local Government Finance just cut the Health Department's county-approved budget, saying "…projected revenues are insufficient to fund the adopted budget." "This is something

Family wants database of emergency contacts after missing precious moments with late son

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A Westfield family's tragedy has inspired a bill that would create a statewide emergency contact database to help police officers reach families quicker when their loved one is involved in a serious accident. Joey Harris was just 22 years old when an accident took his life in Hamilton County, but he didn't die immediately. Joey was taken

New flow system cuts down on patient wait time in Hancock Regional Hospital ER

GREENFIELD, Ind. — Emergency room wait times can be long and stressful for you and your family when you need immediate care. One hospital is looking to cut down on some of that stress by creating a new flow system, allowing patients to be seen by a doctor sooner. Hancock Regional Hospital doctors, nurses, and technology staff developed the Split

Tillery Family Dental

About Us For more than 35 years, Tillery Family Dental has been providing a full array of general, orthodontic, cosmetic, and sedation dentistry services to the Indianapolis West side. Ongoing Community Involvement Dr. Michael Tillery and Dr. Santiago Ocampo are Indianapolis natives and are strongly rooted in the community. They are proud to give back to the area and patients,

Agency asks lawmakers for money to help neglected, abused seniors

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is asking lawmakers to make more funding available for a department that investigates and rescues elderly Hoosiers from abuse and neglect. In a report on Indiana's Adult Protective Services, the FSSA details the money would be used for one more investigator and 18 new case monitors. The FSSA is also

Donations needed to treat 23 chihuahuas rescued from hoarding

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Humane Society of Indianapolis is seeking donations to help treat nearly two dozen chihuahuas rescued from a hoarding situation in southern Indiana. The owner surrendered 23 chihuahuas to the White River Humane Society in Lawrence County. Those dogs were part of a group of more than 40 animals living in a mobile home. One dog has

GOP health bill clears first big hurdles

WASHINGTON— Republican leaders drove their long-promised legislation to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law over its first big hurdles in the House on Thursday and claimed fresh momentum despite cries of protest from right, left and center. After grueling all-night sessions, the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees both approved their portions of the bill along party-line votes.

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