THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — Last summer, Keith Blessington had just been told that he was eligible for private health insurance to replace his government-funded COBRA coverage when it ran out.
Then, the 55-year-old New Hampshire resident was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer, and everything changed.
Although the COBRA coverage paid for most of the cost of his initial surgery, by the time he got out of the hospital having had half Read the rest of this entry »
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On 4 February around 300 patients, accompanied by 18 ICRC staff, fled Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital in northern Sri Lanka after it was shelled repeatedly. Monica Zanarelli, ICRC deputy head of operations for South Asia, explains their predicament and what the ICRC is doing to help them. What happened to the 300 patients who fled Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital last week?
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital was shelled repeatedly between 1 and 4 February. Early in Read the rest of this entry »
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