Panel OKs bill banning smoking in vehicles when kids present
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ A New Jersey state Senate panel has advanced legislation that would bar smokers from lighting up in vehicles if children 16 …
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Wyoming Medicaid expansion may be on hiatus in 2016 session
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) _ Some lawmakers and advocates say the prospects of bringing up Medicaid expansion in the state Legislature next year don’t appear good. …
Ruling could raise insurance costs for 57,000 Nebraskans
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ A U.S. Supreme Court decision expected later this month could mean higher premiums for nearly 57,000 …
Santa Fe deputies to receive naloxone training
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ By the end of this week, all 80 Santa Fe County deputies will be trained in how to use naloxone …
Vast data warehouse raises health overhaul privacy concerns
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ A government data warehouse stores personal information forever on millions of people who seek coverage under President Barack Obama’s …
Ohio nursing homes to offer music project to help residents
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ State officials say nearly 300 Ohio nursing homes have signed up for a project that uses music to help improve the …
Students participate in hands-on medical training at camp
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Medical emergencies aren’t contained within the walls of a hospital, as 19 future medical school students …
Clinics to give free tetanus shots due to Red River flooding
BENTON, La. (AP) _ Bossier Parish emergency responders, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Public Health, will offer free tetanus vaccines Saturday at two …
Health officials work with LGBT groups to fight outbreak
CHICAGO (AP) _ An outbreak of invasive meningococcal (mehn-ihn-joh-KAHK’-ul) disease has spread from Chicago to its suburbs. The Chicago Department of Public Health says there …
Salmonella outbreak linked to Boise Co-Op
BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Health officials say 30 cases of salmonella are associated with the Boise Co-Op. KTVB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1KNP2pp ) that Central District Health …