11/30/2008 News For: Bakersfield Family Medical InsuranceFamily Dinner at Hopedale Medical Complex In Hopedale the Medical Complex also served a free Thanksgiving dinner today. One family came to the hospital to celebrate with two of their relatives who are nursing home patients. Executed Taiwan man's family 'comforted' by US, EU support Ran Chen left, daughter of executed medical scientist Wo Weihan, talks to family members at the Number Two People's Court in Beijing after seeing her father for the first time in four years, on November 27. Wo, 59, was put to death on Friday, prompting strong criticism from Brussels and Washington officials who had appealed to China to spare his life. Family permitted to see accused spy held in China Family members of a Chinese medical researcher condemned to death on charges of spying for Taiwan says China's approval of a second visit with him has given them hope he might not be executed. Medical marijuana facility robbed in Mission Hills Police are seeking two armed men who fled the dispensary with cash and an unknown amount of marijuana Friday night. Police searched today for two men who robbed a medical marijuana facility in Mission Hills, getting away with cash and drugs. Medical bill scandal An international student whose medical bill topped $350,000 has left the country without paying a cent. The case is one of hundreds causing headaches for Auckland's district health boards, which are losing millions of dollars each year at the expense of New Zealand patients. Michigan medical marijuana act leaves patients in limbo A law that lets people in pain use marijuana has left those procuring the illegal drug in a legal haze. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Act forces qualified patients and caregivers to get medical marijuana and seeds from illegal black-market dealers,... Insurance companies pay settlements over claims investigations Two insurance companies have settled with the Nebraska Department of Insurance after the agency investigated consumer complaints. Conseco Health Insurance Co. agreed in October to pay a $25,000 fine and cooperate with the department on future complaints. Frisco Cares Clinic may move into building of its own With the faltering economy leaving more people jobless and without health insurance for their family, the low-cost Frisco Cares Clinic may soon be able to expand their hours and help more children. Obama to Broaden Role of Genetics in Medical Care WASHINGTON -- For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath. Family permitted to see accused spy held in China By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer Family members of a Chinese medical researcher condemned to death on charges of spying for Taiwan says China's approval of a second visit with him has given them hope he might not be executed. Ran Chen, who has Austrian citizenship, said she visited her father Wo Weihan at a Beijing court on Thursday, their first meeting since he was detained ... |




