| Walker Valley High School student dies in Bradley County crash A Walker Valley High School student was killed, and two others were sent to Skyridge Medical Center, as the result of a traffic accident on Candies Creek Ridge Road about 4 p.m. Thursday. Utility, insurance costs jump for M'ville schools MERRILLVILLE | Merrillville school officials are projecting a 30 percent increase in utilities and a 15 percent increase in medical and health insurance in 2009, and have raised the budget accordingly. Medical pricing makes the head spin It began with a dizzy spell. Before long, though, what really had my head spinning was the inscrutable way that healthcare providers and insurers put a dollar value on medical services -- and how that leaves patients unable to determine a fair price for any treatment. India Rushes Medical Help to Flood Victims in Country's East Authorities in eastern India are rushing medical help to thousands of people displaced by flood waters, in order to keep disease from spreading. Pa. dentist dumped medical waste overboard Medical waste that washed up on the Jersey shore last month, closing beaches used by thousands of vacationers, came from a dentist who admitting tossing the material from his boat, officials said. EHRMC and Bayshore Medical Center finalize merger East Houston Regional Medical Center EHRMC and Bayshore Medical Center have finalized a merger that will allow both hospitals to operate under one license, a single blended medical staff and a single board of trustees. Doctors Co. files for 18.2% average dip in Golden State medical malpractice rates The Doctors Co., one of the nation’s largest medical malpractice insurers, has filed with state regulators for an average 18.2 percent rate reduction affecting California physicians, officials said Thursday. Pa. dentist charged with dumping medical waste A Pennsylvania dentist has been charged with dumping medical waste that sullied a New Jersey beach at the height of vacation season. St. Francis taking medical residents TULSA, Okla. - The future of the Oklahoma State University Medical Center remains unclear following the decision to move the school's medical residency program to St. Francis Health System beginning July 1. Going without health insurance Staying healthy without health insurance can be one of life's great challenges. Here's how several North County people cope. |


