HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of July 8, 2013

HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of July 8, 2013
West Texas Centers will be having four public hearings across their 23-county service area to gather input on expanding and enhancing the organization's Telemedicine Services and the Mental Health Crisis Response System. … The waiver will transform … Read more on Odessa American

When my Lindsay had first coke overdose at 18, I got my gun to kill aide who …
Although father and daughter have had a notoriously rocky relationship in the past, he went to see her recently at the Betty Ford clinic in Palm Beach, Florida, where a month of treatment costs more than £40,000. Lindsay has since moved to another … Read more on The Sun

Fewer Americans Undergoing Lower Limb Amputation
Researchers at the University of Iowa Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation studied lower extremity amputation rates and diabetic foot ulcer treatments under Medicare claims over a 10-year period from 2000-2010. …. Floor – that attending … Read more on SYS-CON Media (press release)