Washington Dentist’s Sedation Permit Suspended Following Patient’s Death During Procedure

Washington Dentist's Sedation Permit Suspended Following Patient's Death During Procedure

A Lakewood dentist’s license to numb patients was recently taken away permanently because of unsafe practices after a man who was already sick died during a treatment to remove several teeth. The Dental Quality Assurance Commission of the state Department of Health and Thi Nguyen, who runs Gravelly Lake Dentistry, agreed to an order last … Read more

Mother Abandons 5 Children, Including 2 Infants, After High-Speed Chase Ends in SUV Crash Police

Mother Abandons 5 Children, Including 2 Infants, After High-Speed Chase Ends in SUV Crash Police

Jennifer Delgado, a 32-year-old Texas woman, is facing criminal charges after police say they discovered five children, including two infants, abandoned in her car in a shallow ditch during a police chase. According to Fox station KWKT, the chase began on August 11 at 8:45 p.m. when McLennan County Sheriffs responded to a report of … Read more

Federal Law Says That ERs Can’t Turn Away Dozens of Pregnant Women, Some of Whom Are Bleeding or in Labor

Federal Law Says That ERs Can't Turn Away Dozens of Pregnant Women, Some of Whom Are Bleeding or in Labor

WASHINGTON — It hurt and bled a lot, and Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know that her unplanned pregnancy could kill her. She was given a pamphlet about miscarriages and told to “let nature take its course” by doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas before being sent home without care for her ectopic pregnancy. When the … Read more

Gov. Hochul Welcomes 21 New York Firefighters Home After Their Heroic Efforts Battling Fires Out of State

Gov. Hochul Welcomes 21 New York Firefighters Home After Their Heroic Efforts Battling Fires Out of State

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul welcomed back 21 firemen to the Empire State after they fought fires in Oregon and Montana for two weeks. A written statement said that the firefighters were “wildland firefighters led by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers.” They fought the Grouse Fire in Montana and … Read more