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Nolan Wells’ autopsy completed; will go to grand jury

A medical examiner completed the autopsy on Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old college student who vanished during a Fourth of July boat trip with friends.Read more trending news Wells went to Horn Island, an uninhabited barrier island off the coast of Mississippi, with a group of high school friends....

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Two NY eye practices to pay $2.3M over false ultrasound claims

Two New York ophthalmology practices have agreed to pay a combined $2.3 million to resolve allegations that they submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary cranial ultrasounds.The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced the settlements...

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UCF opens aerospace medicine clinic for pilots needing FAA medical exams

The University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine has opened a new clinic designed to serve Central Florida’s aviation community.The UCF Health Aerospace Medicine Clinic is now seeing patients and providing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical exams required for pilots to obtain or...

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What happens when private equity joins your doctor’s visit?

April Frazier, left, and Milli Palmer sit together before speaking last month at a meeting of the Washington State Investment Board, in Olympia, Washington, about their experiences at Providence at Home with Compassus, a home health and hospice company. (Photo by Saiyare Refaei) Stories From The...

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