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VACAVILLE (CBS13) – A Vacaville doctor has come under fire from the medical board for allegedly hoarding dead cats in her freezer. The Kaiser Permanente physician is also accused of child endangerment after her son was removed from what investigators called "dirty" and "unsafe" conditions. READ MORE: Man Killed At 'Erotic Exotic Halloween Ball' Identified As Terrance Long Is she still seeing patients? The short answer is no. Kaiser says Dr. Rebecca Darsey is no longer seeing patients but we still don't know how long that's been the case. An eight-page complaint details an investigation that started in 2018. Dr. Darcey, a family medicine doctor in Yolo County, is said to have engaged in disturbing behavior. State medical board documents reveal Darsey, whose bio is up on Kaiser's website, was facing 31 counts of animal cruelty and one count of child endangerment. Six dead kittens were found in her freezer and officers found 24 cats (six deceased), ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina's Opioid Emergency Response Team has issued a warning about a new counterfeit pain pill blamed for hundreds of opioid overdoses across the state. The OERT advisory said the fake, 30mg Roxicodone, also known as "blue pills," are laced with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. Since January 2020, more than 500 suspected opioid overdoses statewide have involved "blue pills," according to the OERT alert. "It's something that might be perceived to be a safe, prescription drug, that could be misused perhaps. When really, it's an illicitly made manufactured, potent drug that is deadly," Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services Director Sara Goldsby said. "That's where we've been identifying it is in individuals who have experienced overdose related to these blue pills." Approximately two thirds of all incidents happened in Upstate counties, however the OERT warning showed the pote...

Enlarge this image Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic. Jenny Kane/AP Jenny Kane/AP WASHINGTON — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic. The COLA, as it's commonly called, amounts to $92 a...

World Mental Health Day 2021: Celebrated every year on October 10, the day is aimed at raising awareness about mental health.  Know all about the day's history, significance and theme for this year. World Mental Health Day 2021(Pixabay) Updated on Oct 10, 2021 08:05 AM IST By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Parmita Uniyal , Delhi World Mental Health Day 2021: World Mental Health Day, celebrated every year on October 10, is aimed at raising awareness and spreading education about mental health issues across the globe. Mental health has come to focus in pandemic times like never before as people of all age groups and occupations bear the brunt of the 'new normal'. Health and other frontline workers, students, people living alone, and those with pre-existing mental health conditions have been particularly affected. "In recent years, there has been increasing acknowledgement of the important role mental health plays in...

Edward B. Hager was a co-founder of a pioneering provider of kidney dialysis, a business that grew far faster than expected. Photo: David Hume Kennerly Edward B. Hager was a prominent kidney doctor and Harvard Medical School instructor in the late 1960s when he saw an opportunity to make money while prolonging human lives. With a medical colleague, Constantine Hampers, Dr. Hager in 1968 founded National Medical Care Inc. to build a chain of facilities providing kidney dialysis and other services. Hospitals lacked capacity to provide dialysis to everyone suffering kidney failure and sometimes had to rely on committees to make life-or-death decisions on which patients would... ...

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Montefiore Health System and UnitedHealthcare have reunited in a deal that could help to reunite thousands of Hudson Valley residents with their doctors. UnitedHealthcare announced on Thursday that it has reached a long-term agreement with Montefiore Health System to restore access to the system's hospitals, facilities and its physicians for people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare and Oxford employer-sponsored plans, as well as UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage Dual Special Needs Plan, effective Dec. 1, 2021. "We recognize and appreciate the care Montefiore provides is important and personal to our members, and we also know the negotiation process has been difficult for them," UnitedHealthcare New York CEO Michael McGuire said in a statement announcing the new pact. "Our top priority has been ensuring the people and employers we're honored to serve in New York have access to quality, more affordable health care, and this new agreement hel...

A Logan Square man was so angry a passerby asked his girlfriend if she needed help while the two were fighting, he shot and killed him, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday. Michael Bankston III had just parked his car when he saw 22-year-old Jesus Garcia arguing with his girlfriend in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue on the morning of Sept. 17, Assistant State's Attorney Kevin DeBoni said. Bankston, 25, intervened and approached when he saw Garcia grab the woman by her shoulders and neck, and asked her if she was OK, DeBoni said. That's when Garcia allegedly turned his ire toward Bankston, pulling out a 9-mm handgun and shooting him. When Bankston fell to the ground and began to crawl away, Garcia then shot Bankston six more times, DeBoni said. Bankston was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died, Chicago police said. Garcia was arrested on Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder. Once in custody, Garcia waived his right to remai...

An itchy, painful, sore throat is a common symptom of a virus like a cold, the flu, or COVID-19. While they won't cure you, cough drops and sprays are the best medicine for sore throat relief. We spoke with three medical experts and taste-tested the best medicine for sore throat pain. This article was medically reviewed by Jason R. McKnight , MD, a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine .  Loading Something is loading. ...

OutSmart's 24th annual Gayest & Greatest Readers' Choice Awards are a celebration of Houston's best and brightest. Throughout the summer, readers voted for their local LGBTQ and ally favorites in dozens of categories—from the arts and philanthropy to restaurants and nightlife. ENTERTAINMENT   & NIGHTLIFE Favorite Wine Bar Max's Wine Dive Finalists: 13 Celsius, Bar Boheme, Postino Montrose Best Drag-Show Bar Hamburger Mary's (tie), ReBar (tie) Finalists: JR's Bar & Grill, Michael's Outpost, Pearl Bar, Rumors Beach Bar Favorite Bar to Shoot Pool George Finalists: Barcode Houston, BUDDY'S, Ripcord, Tony's Corner Pocket Favorite Bar to Two-Step Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon Favorite Club For Dancing Numbers Night Club Finalists: Eagle Houston, Neon Boots Dancehall & Saloon, Pearl Bar, ReBar Favorite Community Bar BUDDY'S Finalists: Eagle Houston, George, JR's Bar ...

Inside a warehouse in northeast Washington, Adedolapo Adegbite packs a portable freezer with coronavirus vaccines and pauses to pull out a blue clipboard. She scans a list of patients, pulls her smartphone out of her scrub pants pocket and dials the first number on the list. After three rings, Peggy Omole picks up. For nearly three decades, Omole has lived in a fifth-floor studio apartment in the southwest corner of the nation's capital. While she used to greet guests and watch plays and world-renowned performers at nearby Arena Stage, she hasn't sat in an audience for a long time. Eight years ago, a doctor diagnosed Omole with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, "one of those diseases that doesn't have a cure," she said. Since then, Omole has been in and out of hospitals to treat her symptoms; her weight has dropped and a persistent cough rattles her frail frame. Her illness and the coronavirus pandemic have confined Omole, 73, to her h...