A doctor poses for a picture among patient files at a New York hospital, June 2009. Source: AP/Seth Wenig Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. A new analysis conducted by the Center for American Progress finds that the proposed merger between the health insurance companies Aetna Inc. and Humana[Read More…]
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Secretary of Defense Carter Expresses Condolences for 12 Missing Marines
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter provided the department’s condolences to the loved ones and families of 12 Marines who’ve gone missing since two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, each with six crew members aboard, are presumed to have crashed off Hawaii’s Oahu Island Jan. 14. The[Read More…]
Doctors Rally behind Tamesha Means Appeal, Woman Denied Emergency Medical Care Because Of Hospital’s Religious Directives
ACLU Also Files Brief in Second Case Against a Large Catholic Health Care System For Denying Emergency Care to Pregnant Women DETROIT —(ENEWSPF)—January 21, 2016. Medical professionals filed a friend of the court brief in support of Tamesha Means, a pregnant woman who was denied emergency medical treatment for a[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Owner of Franklin County Home Repair Business
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a lawsuit against the owner of a Franklin County home repair business for cheating southern Illinois residents out of more than $127,000 for work that was either substandard or never performed. Attorney General Madigan filed the lawsuit in the Circuit Court[Read More…]
President Obama Hosts Over 250 Mayors to Strengthen Partnerships and Grow the Economy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. President Obama today will host over 250 bipartisan Mayors at the White House during their annual U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C. During their visit to the White House this evening, the President will thank the Mayors for their steadfast partnerships over[Read More…]
First-of-its-Kind PSA Campaign Targets the 86 Million American Adults with Prediabetes
American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council Join Forces to Reduce the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes, One of the Nation’s Biggest Public Health Crises Today New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. Losing weight and being healthier are at the top of[Read More…]
Master Herbs, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Lots of Licorice Coughing Liquid Due to the Presence of Morphine
Pomona, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2016. Master Herbs, Inc. is voluntarily recalling ALL LOTS of Licorice Coughing Liquid, cough syrup in 100 ml bottles to the consumer level. This product has been found to contain morphine, which is an opioid, and it is not declared on the label. Opioid is an ingredient[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending, Jan. 16, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 21, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 293,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 284,000 to 283,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy, Detroit, MI, Jan. 20, 2016
Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2016 – 3:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Detroit! (Applause.) It’s good to be back in Michigan — even though it might be just a little cold here. (Laughter.) But I’m from Chicago, so I’m used to it. A couple people I want to start off by[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, Jan. 20, 2016
En Route Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2016 – 11:20 A.M. EST MR. SCHULTZ: Welcome aboard, everyone, en route to Detroit, where the President will have an opportunity to experience firsthand the remarkable progress made by the American auto industry, the city and its people and neighborhoods in recovering from the Great[Read More…]
