Medical bills surprises: what to do and how to protect yourself

Tom Saputo was shocked when he received an unexpected $ 51 medical bill for an ambulance helicopter. His insurance covered most of the helicopter bill, but he still owes $ 000. Good Morning America writes about this. "We do not know…

'They want money, regardless of my situation': hospitals began to sue debtors on medical bills

In civil cases at a courthouse in the southwestern city of Virginia, it emerged that many of the lawsuits have a common claimant: the local Ballad Health Hospital. She sued patients for unpaid medical bills, writes NY Times. In August, the Ballad Hospital ...

Rise of the bacteria: deadly fungus attacks hospitals in the US and the world

In the United States, policy has changed for the virulent drug-resistant microbe Candida auris. It is linked to the CDC's report that many more people die from these types of infections than previously thought. Doctors have provided data that show that every year in the United States from resistant to ...

Strong stress and hospitalization turned for the American a huge bill from the hospital

Arlene Feilen lost her husband to suicide in 2013. Three years later, she lost her father to cancer. And in February 2019, she lost her 89-year-old mother to health problems. Writes about this VPR. “We were inseparable, ...

The soldier himself amputated his leg to save the crew from the tank

The American soldier was named a hero after he amputated his leg to save his teammates. Despite the tragic end, 21-year-old Ezra Mays says this is the best thing that has ever happened to him. “Every day I wake up and see how ...

Treatment for cancer and infertility: the top 5 of encouraging discoveries of modern scientists

The Nobel Prize in Medicine, synthetic blood, a T-shirt for the lungs, how many mushrooms and tomatoes you need to eat in order to get rid of various diseases - “Present Time” writes about these latest news in medicine. Mushrooms in the fight against prostate cancer A scientific group led by ...

3 dead and 8 sick: a bacterium in a Pennsylvania hospital kills babies

In Pennsylvania, three children have died of infections believed to be carried by bacteria in the water. Another 8 premature babies are in the intensive care unit. Writes about this New York Post. According to preliminary reports, the outbreak was caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas, known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ...

Israeli woman confused avocado with wasabi and ended up in hospital

According to a report recently published in a medical journal, an Israeli woman was hospitalized with so-called "broken heart syndrome" after eating wasabi, mistaking it for an avocado. A 60-year-old woman was a guest at a wedding. During the feast, she ate "a large amount" of that ...

Lost 25% of the skin: a resident of Florida fights for life after infection with carnivorous bacteria

According to his wife, after being infected with carnivorous bacteria, her husband in Florida underwent three operations, as a result of which doctors removed about 25 percent of the skin, at the moment another operation is scheduled. When 50-year-old David Irland from Orlando, Florida developed ...

The discovery of world significance: in Israel, doctors have grown a man a new leg

A revolutionary method of bone healing Israeli biotechnology company Bonus Biogroup has learned to grow bone cells from a patient's own fat. The new bone takes root well in its new location and is not rejected, Jpost reports. Haifa-based startup Bonus Biogroup has developed a method for growing bone cells in a laboratory ...

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