Parent who held teacher hostage at elementary school killed by police after hours-long standoff

Parent who held teacher hostage at elementary school killed by police after hours-long standoff  Los Angeles Times Police fatally shoot father who held 70-year-old elementary school teacher hostage for seven hours  New York Daily News Man killed, teacher freed in California school standoff  ABC News Suspect dies after hours-long Riverside school barricade ends with officer-involved shooting  KABC-TV Hours-Long Hostage ...

South Korea will not develop or possess nuclear weapons, president says

South Korea will not develop or possess nuclear weapons, president says  Washington Post North Korea’s Criminal Sovereignty  Townhall ‘It’s a cliche’: Trump scraps visit to North Korean border  The Guardian South Korea’s Moon says cannot recognize North Korea as nuclear state  Reuters When Frenemies Put Missiles Aside  Bloomberg Full coverage Powered by WPeMatico

Readout of U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adam’s Visit to Local Addiction Treatment Facility

31. October 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Readout of U.S. Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adam’s Visit to Local Addiction Treatment Facility
Following President Donald Trump’s call to action on Thursday regarding America’s opioid epidemic, U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome Adams visited Phoenix House in Arlington, VA, to highlight work being done by nonprofit organizations to combat the epidemic and hear from treatment experts and other heroes on the frontlines. Phoenix House offers evidence-based addiction treatment ...

Readout of Assistant Secretary McCance-Katz’s Opioids Listening Session in Nashua, New Hampshire

31. October 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Friday, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, and senior HHS officials visited Harbor Homes in Nashua, New Hampshire. Along with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess, they toured the Harbor Homes facility and held a roundtable discussion with first responders, medical experts, local non-profit leaders, ...

Readout of Acting HHS Secretary Hargan’s Opioids Listening Session in Lexington, Kentucky

31. October 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Readout of Acting HHS Secretary Hargan’s Opioids Listening Session in  Lexington, Kentucky
On Friday, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan and senior HHS officials traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to visit the Polk-Dalton Clinic and the PATHways Program, which serves pregnant women recovering from addiction and their babies. Acting Secretary Hargan toured the facility and held a roundtable discussion with medical experts, local non-profit leaders, individuals ...