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CHICAGO, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A former municipal banker at
Bear, Stearns & Co, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fraud
involving hospital financing that is part of a wide-ranging
probe of government corruption in Illinois.
P. Nicholas Hurtgen, who had been set to go on trial in
U.S. District Court next month, pleaded guilty to one count of
aiding and abetting a scheme to defraud Illinois’ health
facilities planning board, which was weighing a proposal Read the rest of this entry »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the United States, African American men and women continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases noted in a statement issued to coincide with the 9th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7.
According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, African Americans make up 12 percent of the U.S. population but account Read the rest of this entry »
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Northern Territory police have arrested a 49-year-old woman at Darwin International airport after finding drugs inside her teddy bear.
Police found 60 grams of cannabis inside a chip bag in her luggage and another 50 grams inside a white Christmas teddy bear.
A customs drug dog named Yoda made the bust.
Police say the drugs were detected during a screening of passengers heading for Groote Read the rest of this entry »
By Andrew M. Harris
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — P.
, a former Bear
Stearns Cos. managing director, pleaded guilty to a fraud charge
for his role in helping two men advance a plot to win a Chicago-
area hospital construction contract.
Hurtgen, 46, of Glencoe, Illinois, entered his plea to
aiding and abetting wire fraud today before U.S. District Judge
in federal court in Chicago. A trial had been
scheduled to start March 9. Prosecutors agreed to Read the rest of this entry »
Years ago, the medical community combated infant mortality by simply pushing for more access to prenatal care, which is considered vital for healthy birth outcomes.
Now, officials are calling for that and then some, including emphasizing the importance of women’s health before conception, examining patient safety in hospitals statewide and investigating whether facilities are equipped to handle high-risk pregnancies. Health experts are also pushing Read the rest of this entry »