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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Conservation, Medicare, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health Care Reform (2009), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Philadelphia abortion doctor gets third life sentence
Associated PressA Philadelphia doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could “walk to the bus.” Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the deaths of three...Tags: Kermit Gosnell, FBI, Social Issues, Crimes, Lawyers
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Pa. abortion doctor found guilty of killing 3 babies born alive
Associated PressA Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a case that became a...Tags: Demerol (drug), Kermit Gosnell, Laws, Labor Legislation, Criminal Laws
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Shop around for deals on prescription drugs
If your insurance has ever stopped covering a prescription drug or you don’t have coverage at all, you know how quickly costs can mount. Americans spent, on average, $758 out of pocket for medication in 2012, according to a recent Consumer Reports...Tags: Singulair (drug), Lexapro (drug), Lipitor (drug), Diabetes, Medicines
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Pennsylvania briefs
Township police to take part in take-back day BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT, Pa. — The Washington Township (Pa.) Police Department will be joining a host of other law enforcement agencies in participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Monterey (Franklin, Pennsylvania)
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Pa. and W.Va. police agencies participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Several police agencies in Franklin County, Pa., and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia are participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend. On Saturday, people can drop off expired, unwanted or unused medications at various...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Chemical Industry, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate, Budget Control Act of 2011, Fiscal Cliff
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Father says man charged in death of W.Va. sheriff is mentally 'off'
Associated PressThe man suspected of killing a West Virginia sheriff as he ate lunch in his car was mentally disturbed and had no particular vendetta with law enforcement, his father told The Associated Press on Thursday. Melvin Maynard said his 37-year-old son,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Drug Trafficking, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Law Enforcement, Tennis
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Washington County commissioners award health insurance contracts
The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved several contracts for group health insurance for the coming year, electing to stick with several incumbent providers and switch to one new carrier for vision coverage. Karen...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Dentistry and Dental Health, St. Louis, Health Insurance, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Friends say slain W.Va. sheriff targeted drug use
A sheriff known for cracking down on the drug trade in southern West Virginia’s coalfields was fatally shot Wednesday in the spot where he usually parked his car for lunch, a state official said, and a suspect was in custody. State Police told...
Tags: Shootings, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John Sayles
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Florida-based health insurance company contracts being terminated, no gap in Medicare coverage
Senior citizens enrolled in medical and prescription plans through a Florida-based health insurance company will not see a gap in their Medicare coverage, despite the company’s contracts being terminated April 1, according to the Centers for...
Tags: Insurance, Medicare, Healthcare Policies, Health Insurance, Coventry Health Care Inc.
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Fairplay man pleads guilty to attempted robbery, burglary
dona@herald-mail.comA Fairplay man who stole a neighbor’s van, unsuccessfully tried to rob a pharmacy and then was caught by the son of the van’s owner was sentenced to five years in state prison after pleading guilty Thursday in Washington Circuit Court to...Tags: Maryland State Police, Trials, Health and Medical Professionals, Theft, Dilaudid (drug)
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