Lawsuit claims hospice workers told to overmedicate patient at Brian's House

BAY CITY, MI -- Two women have filed a lawsuit against a Bay County hospice, alleging they were fired for refusing give medication that could hasten a patient's death and for alerting police to the matter.

Police say their investigation of the case is over after a medical examiner found no inappropriate conduct in connection with the man's death. No one has been charged with any wrongdoing.

Physician reaches plea deal in $60M fraud scheme that allegedly involved accelerating patient deaths

A physician at Novus, a shuttered hospice provider in Frisco, Texas, has reached a plea deal for his role in a $60 million fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say involved fatally overdosing patients for profit, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Charles Raymond Leach, MD, is slated to plead guilty Sept. 11 to one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. He joined Novus in 2014 and became medical director before the company shut down several years ago. He was one of 16 defendants charged in the healthcare fraud scheme in February 2017.

Euthanasia isn’t palliative care, Canadian bishops say

Euthanasia isn’t palliative care, Canadian bishops say

OTTAWA – Canada’s Catholic bishops are urging the federal government to maintain a clear distinction between palliative care and the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide so institutions are not forced to become “an accomplice” in causing an intentional death.

My comment that they wouldn't post: No, Euthanasia is not "supposed" to be Palliative care, but Hospital patients across the Nation are unknowingly being forced onto Palliative and Hospice care and being euthanized. They walk into the Hospital requesting treatment and are instead ILLEGALLY without consent put on Palliative/Hospice Care and denied treatment. Never told of illnesses found through daily lab work and never treated for anything. Dehydrated and starved and denied lifesaving medication. Only offered a Morphine drip to hasten death. Patient and family member's never told the patient now has Sepsis, thanks to rotten medical care and never treated. Just left to die. Palliative/Hospice care MUST be abolished. These death mongers are getting away with Murdering our loved ones. Whether they are terminal or not, only God has the right to decide when life is over. NOT Hospice or Palliative Care!

BioDirection, Inc. Announces Exclusive Worldwide License for Tbit™ System to Diagnose and Monitor Sepsis

Proprietary nanowire technology to be evaluated as potential diagnostic platform for measuring inflammatory biomarkers associated with bacterial infection affecting 30 million people worldwide

BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BioDirection, Inc., a privately held medical device company developing rapid, whole blood based point-of-care products for the diagnosis and management of concussions and other acquired traumatic brain injuries, today announced that the company has obtained an exclusive worldwide license for the use of the Tbit™ System to diagnose and monitor sepsis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states, "Sepsis is a complication caused by the body's overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection. It can lead to tissue damage, organ failure and death. Sepsis is a medical emergency. Time matters. When sepsis is quickly recognized and treated, lives are saved." Additionally, it is reported that sepsis is the most expensive condition treated in U.S. hospitals, costing nearly $27 billion in 2018.

How University of Utah Health cut sepsis costs by 10%

As one of the leading causes of deaths in hospitals, sepsis — a complication often hard to identify — presents a unique challenge to hospital leaders. Since the risk of death from sepsis increases by about 8 percent with each hour before intervention, it is crucial for hospitals to improve sepsis awareness among staff members and speed sepsis responses.

Attorney Explains how to Protect Against America’s Epidemic of Senior Medical Kidnappings

Attorney Explains how to Protect Against America’s Epidemic of Senior Medical Kidnappings

As we have previously reported here at Health Impact News, the medical kidnapping of America’s elderly is a $273 BILLION industry.

Medical kidnapping of senior citizens occurs when a doctor, usually a psychiatrist, deems 

that the senior can no longer take care of themselves, and gets a judge to sign an order of “guardianship” or “conservatorship” to someone working for the State.

Feinstein Institute researcher awarded $1.65M to examine vagus nerve's role in sepsis

MANHASSET, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Valentin A. Pavlov, PhD, received a five-year, $1.65 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the vagus nerve's role in the inflammation and metabolism associated with sepsis. Having a better understanding of the nervous system's signaling during sepsis could lead to the identification of new therapeutic targets within the scope of bioelectronic medicine.